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Definition of: auk
(ôk) noun
A short-winged, web-footed diving bird (family Alcidae) of northern seas. The great auk (Plautus impennis), now extinct, was black above and white below, had an oval white patch between the eyes and bill, and stood erect, two feet tall. The razor-billed auk (Alca torda) is smaller, with a white line extending between the eyes and bill. [<ON ālka]
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