Auk

n.

1.

(Zool.) A name given to various species of arctic sea birds of the family Alcidæ. The great auk, now extinct, is Alca impennis (or Plautus impennis) . The razor-billed auk is Alca torda. See Puffin, Guillemot, and Murre.

Noun

1.

auk - black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas

Alca torda, Alcidae, auklet, dovekie, family Alcidae, great auk, guillemot, little auk, Pinguinus impennis, Plautus alle, razor-billed auk, razorbill, sea bird, seabird, seafowl