NOUN | animal | Alcidae, family Alcidae | web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas |
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Meaning | web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas: auks; puffins; guillemots; murres; etc.. | |
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Synonym | family Alcidae | |
Member of | Charadriiformes, order Charadriiformes | large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts and inland waters |
Members | Alca, genus Alca | type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill |
Cepphus, genus Cepphus | A genus of birds including | |
Fratercula, genus Fratercula | puffins | |
Lunda, genus Lunda | puffins | |
Pinguinus, genus Pinguinus | great auk | |
Plautus, genus Plautus | A genus of Alcidae | |
Uria, genus Uria | murres | |
auk | Black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas | |
puffin | Any of two genera of northern seabirds having short necks and brightly colored compressed bills | |
Broader | bird family | A family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings |
Spanish | álcidos | |
Catalan | Alcidae |
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