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Definition of Auk

Auk
Auk Auk, n. [Prov. E. alk; akin to Dan. alke, Icel. & Sw. alka.] (Zo["o]l.) A name given to various species of arctic sea birds of the family Alcid[ae]. The great auk, now extinct, is Alca (or Plautus) impennis. The razor-billed auk is A. torda. See Puffin, Guillemot, and Murre.

Meaning of Auk from wikipedia

- Auks or alcids are birds of the family Alcidae in the order Charadriiformes. The alcid family includes the murres, guillemots, auklets, puffins, and murrelets...
- The great auk (Pinguinus impennis), also known as the penguin or garefowl, is an extinct species of flightless alcid that first appeared around 400,000...
- Look up auk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Auk or AUK may refer to: Auk, a type of bird The Auk, now Ornithology, an American ornithological journal...
- USS Auk may refer to: USS Auk (AM-38), laid down on 20 June 1918 at New York City. USS Auk (AM-57), laid down on 15 April 1941 at Portsmouth, Virginia...
- Alcidae, the auks. It is the closest living relative of the extinct great auk (Pinguinus impennis). Historically, it has also been known as "auk", "razor-billed...
- The little auk (Europe) or dovekie (North America) Alle alle is a small auk, the only member of the genus Alle. Alle is the Sami name of the long-tailed...
- David Auker is a British film and television actor. Unman, Wittering and Zigo (1971) .... Aggeridge Confessions of a Pop Performer (1975) .... Zombie...
- The Pa-Auk Forest Monastery, known in Burmese as the Pa-Auk Tawya (Burmese: ဖားအောက်တောရကျောင်း; MLCTS: Hpa:auk Tau:ra.kyaung:), is a Theravāda monastery...
- Kodenshi AUK Group is a conglomerate of two companies, Kodenshi Corporation based in Kyoto, ****an and AUK Corporation based in Iksan, South Korea. Kodenshi...
- The Auk class were a class of minesweepers serving with the United States Navy and the Royal Navy during World War II. In total, there were 93 Auks built...