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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Cauk :: Cauk (n.) Alt. of Cauke.
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..
Maukin :: Maukin (n.) A hare.
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..
Dauk :: Dauk (v. t.) See Dawk, v. t., to cut or gush..
Pygropodes :: Pygropodes (n. pl.) A division of swimming birds which includes the grebes, divers, auks, etc., in which the legs are placed far back..
Razorbill :: Razorbill (n.) A species of auk (Alca torda) common in the Arctic seas. See Auk, and Illust. in Appendix..
Cauker :: Cauker (n.) See Cawk, Calker..
Brachypteres :: Brachypteres (n.pl.) A group of birds, including auks, divers, and penguins..
Aukward :: Aukward (a.) See Awkward.
Garefowl :: Garefowl (n.) The great auk; also, the razorbill. See Auk..
Mawkin :: Mawkin (n.) See Malkin, and Maukin..
Marrot :: Marrot (n.) The razor-billed auk. See Auk.
Bauk :: Bauk (n. & v.) Alt. of Baul.
Ebrauke :: Ebrauke (a.) Hebrew.
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..
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..
Sea Fowl :: Sea fowl () Any bird which habitually frequents the sea, as an auk, gannet, gull, tern, or petrel; also, all such birds, collectively..
Sea Dove :: Sea dove () The little auk, or rotche. See Illust. of Rotche..
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..
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