| 单词 | auk |
| 释义 | auk (once / 16789 pages) n WORD FAMILY auk: auklet, auks USAGE EXAMPLESPuffins are the colorful seabirds of the auk family that are graceful in the water and awkward on land and air. Washington Times(Feb 17, 2016) The study is published in the journal The Auk: Ornithological Advances. BBC(Dec 24, 2015) When autumn arrives, the little auks seek warmer climes, south of the Arctic circle, such as the coasts of the U.K. or Canada’s eastern shores. Scientific American(Oct 08, 2014) n black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas Hypo|Hyper auklet any of several small auks of the northern Pacific coasts Alca torda, razor-billed auk, razorbillblack-and-white northern Atlantic auk having a compressed sharp-edged bill Plautus alle, dovekie, little auksmall short-billed auk abundant in Arctic regions Pinguinus impennis, great auklarge flightless auk of rocky islands off northern Atlantic coasts; extinct guillemotsmall black or brown speckled auks of northern seas Cepphus grylle, black guillemotnorthern Atlantic guillemot Cepphus columba, pigeon guillemotnorthern Pacific guillemot murreblack-and-white diving bird of northern seas sea bird, seabird, seafowl a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels; etc. |
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