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An auk, esp. a guillemot or razorbill.
Any seabird of the family Alcidae, comprising diving birds native to the northern hemisphere, typically having stocky bodies with short wings…
Any of various birds with thick parrot-like bills; spec. (a) an auk (cf. parrot, n.1 3, parrotbeak, n. 2) (U.S. regional, now rare); (b) any of…
Any bird of the family Alcidae; an auk.
Irish English (northern). Any of several other auks.