auk (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *auk*:
NOUN	animal	auk	black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas

English > *auk*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	Black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas.
Member of	Alcidae, family Alcidae	web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas
Narrower	auklet	Any of several small auks of the northern Pacific coasts
	great auk, Pinguinus impennis	large flightless auk of rocky islands off northern Atlantic coasts
	guillemot	small black or brown speckled auks of northern seas
	little auk, dovekie, Plautus alle	small short-billed auk abundant in Arctic regions
	razorbill, razor-billed auk, Alca torda	Black-and-white northern Atlantic auk having a compressed sharp-edged bill
Broader	seabird, sea bird, seafowl	A bird that frequents coastal waters and the open / open ocean
Spanish	alca
Catalan	gavot

HyperDic: auk