Pronunciation : Auk
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Prov. E. alk; akin to Dan. alke, Icel. & Sw. alka.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: A name given to various species of arctic sea birds of the family Alcid?. The great auk, now extinct, is Alca (or Plautus) impennis. The razor-billed auk is A. torda. See Puffin, Guillemot, and Murre.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913