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Definitions for Auk

[1] any of several usually black-and-white diving birds of the family Alcidae, of northern seas, having webbed feet and small wings.
[2] any of various diving birds of the family Alcidae of northern oceans having a heavy body, short tail, narrow wings, and a black-and-white plumage: order Charadriiformes See also great auk, razorbill auk
[3] little auk or dovekie a small short-billed auk, Plautus alle, abundant in Arctic regions

Words nearby Auk

augustine, augustinian, augustinian of the assumption, augustus, augustus caesar, auk, auklet, aulard, auld, auld lang syne, auld reekie

Origin of Auk

1665–75; < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse alka

Word origin for Auk

C17: from Old Norse ālka; related to Swedish alka, Danish alke