1. Noun
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.
2. Noun
black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas
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