Auk

[ɔːk] or [ɔk]

Definition

(noun.) black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas.

Editor: Winthrop--From WordNet

Definition

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

Inputed by Diego

Definition

n. a genus of web-footed sea-birds with short wings used only as paddles found in the northern seas. The Great Auk is supposed to have become extinct in 1844.

Typed by Lloyd