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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Sauks :: Sauks (n. pl.) Same as Sacs.
Sea Dove :: Sea dove () The little auk, or rotche. See Illust. of Rotche..
Cauker :: Cauker (n.) See Cawk, Calker..
Garefowl :: Garefowl (n.) The great auk; also, the razorbill. See Auk..
Ebrauke :: Ebrauke (a.) Hebrew.
Pygropodes :: Pygropodes (n. pl.) A division of swimming birds which includes the grebes, divers, auks, etc., in which the legs are placed far back..
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..
Dovekie :: Dovekie (n.) A guillemot (Uria grylle), of the arctic regions. Also applied to the little auk or sea dove. See under Dove..
Aukward :: Aukward (a.) See Awkward.
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..
Brachypteres :: Brachypteres (n.pl.) A group of birds, including auks, divers, and penguins..
Sea Fowl :: Sea fowl () Any bird which habitually frequents the sea, as an auk, gannet, gull, tern, or petrel; also, all such birds, collectively..
Maukin :: Maukin (n.) See Malkin.
Mawkin :: Mawkin (n.) See Malkin, and Maukin..
Bauk :: Bauk (n. & v.) Alt. of Baul.
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..
Marrot :: Marrot (n.) The razor-billed auk. See Auk.
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..
Puffin :: Puffin (n.) An arctic sea bird Fratercula arctica) allied to the auks, and having a short, thick, swollen beak, whence the name; -- called also bottle nose, cockandy, coulterneb, marrot, mormon, pope, and sea parrot..
Maukin :: Maukin (n.) A hare.
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