Definition of auk

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Auk (n.) A name given to various species of arctic sea birds of the family Alcidae. The great auk, now extinct, is Alca (/ Plautus) impennis. The razor-billed auk is A. torda. See Puffin, Guillemot, and Murre..

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Aukward :: Aukward (a.) See Awkward.
Garefowl :: Garefowl (n.) The great auk; also, the razorbill. See Auk..
Cauk :: Cauk (n.) Alt. of Cauke.
Chough :: Chough (n.) A bird of the Crow family (Fregilus graculus) of Europe. It is of a black color, with a long, slender, curved bill and red legs; -- also called chauk, chauk-daw, chocard, Cornish chough, red-legged crow. The name is also applied to several allied birds, as the Alpine chough..
Razorbill :: Razorbill (n.) A species of auk (Alca torda) common in the Arctic seas. See Auk, and Illust. in Appendix..
Marrot :: Marrot (n.) The razor-billed auk. See Auk.
Auk :: Auk (n.) A name given to various species of arctic sea birds of the family Alcidae. The great auk, now extinct, is Alca (/ Plautus) impennis. The razor-billed auk is A. torda. See Puffin, Guillemot, and Murre..
Brachypteres :: Brachypteres (n.pl.) A group of birds, including auks, divers, and penguins..
Ebrauke :: Ebrauke (a.) Hebrew.
Tinker :: Tinker (n.) The razor-billed auk.
Wing :: Wing (n.) One of the two anterior limbs of a bird, pterodactyl, or bat. They correspond to the arms of man, and are usually modified for flight, but in the case of a few species of birds, as the ostrich, auk, etc., the wings are used only as an assistance in running or swimming..
Dauk :: Dauk (v. t.) See Dawk, v. t., to cut or gush..
Maukin :: Maukin (n.) See Malkin.
Anseres :: Anseres (n. pl.) A Linnaean order of aquatic birds swimming by means of webbed feet, as the duck, or of lobed feet, as the grebe. In this order were included the geese, ducks, auks, divers, gulls, petrels, etc..
Sauks :: Sauks (n. pl.) Same as Sacs.
Bauk :: Bauk (n. & v.) Alt. of Baul.
Guillemot :: Guillemot (n.) One of several northern sea birds, allied to the auks. They have short legs, placed far back, and are expert divers and swimmers..
Maukin :: Maukin (n.) A hare.
Dovekie :: Dovekie (n.) A guillemot (Uria grylle), of the arctic regions. Also applied to the little auk or sea dove. See under Dove..
Rotche :: Rotche (n.) A very small arctic sea bird (Mergulus alle, or Alle alle) common on both coasts of the Atlantic in winter; -- called also little auk, dovekie, rotch, rotchie, and sea dove..
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