Definition of Auk
n.
1.
(Zool.)
A
name
given
to
various
species
of
arctic
sea
birds
of
the
family
Alcidæ
.
The
great
auk
,
now
extinct
,
is
Alca
impennis
(
or
Plautus
impennis
) .
The
razor-billed
auk
is
Alca
torda
.
See
Puffin
,
Guillemot
,
and
Murre
.
Related Words
Alca
torda
,
Alcidae
,
auklet
,
dovekie
,
family
Alcidae
,
great
auk
,
guillemot
,
little
auk
,
Pinguinus
impennis
,
Plautus
alle
,
razor-billed
auk
,
razorbill
,
sea
bird
,
seabird
,
seafowl
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