| 单词 | razorbill auk |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrazorbill auk razorbill auk n. chiefly North American = sense 1; cf. razor-billed auk n. at razor-billed adj. Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > family Alcidae (auks) > [noun] > genus Alca > alca torda (razor-bill) murre1578 scout1596 willock1606 falk1698 razorbilla1705 turr1794 sea-crow1813 razorbill auk1829 tinker1862 razorbill puffin1865 1829 Mag. Nat. Hist. 2 392 The varieties which appear in greatest numbers are the Kittiwake (..provincially Kitty); the Razor-bill Auk (..provincially Coulter), the Guillemot (..provincially Queet), and, lastly, the Puffin (..provincially Tammy norie). 1890 Independent 2 Oct. 30/3 Flocks of guillemot and razor-bill auks circled about its blue peaks and rested in the little cup-shaped lakes of clear salt water. 1926 V. E. Shelford Naturalist's Guide to Americas iv. 114 Dovekies, gannets, gulls, guillemots, puffins, murres, and razorbill auks are abundant in the waters that wash the shore. 1949 E. Bishop in New Yorker 18 June 24/2 The razorbill auks and the silly-looking puffins all stand with their backs to the mainland in solemn, uneven lines. 1981 Naturaliste Canadien Quebec 108 219 The family Laridae accounts for 97.4% of the total population.., the Alcidae 1.5% (razorbill auk (Alca torda), black guillemot (Cepphus grylle), Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica)) and the Anatidae 1.1%. < as lemmas |
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