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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: auk n : black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas
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