Meaning Of The Word Auk

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auk
countable noun: An auk is a seabird with a heavy body and short tail.

auk in American English
any of a number of related diving alcidine shorebirds of northern seas, with a heavy body, webbed feet, a short tail, and short wings used as paddles
noun: any of several usually black-and-white diving birds of the family Alcidae, of northern seas, having webbed feet and small wings

auk in British English
noun: 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

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