alcid
noun
al·cid ˈal-səd 
: any of a family (Alcidae, the alcid family) of web-footed diving birds with short legs and wings that includes the auks, murres, and puffins
Word History
Etymology
New Latin Alcidae, from Alca type, genus, from Swedish alka auk, from Norwegian — more at auk
First Known Use
1885, in the meaning defined above