auklet in British English
(ˈɔːklɪt)
noun
any of various small auks of the genera Aethia and Ptychoramphus
auklet in American English
(ˈɔklɪt)
noun
any of several small kinds of auk
Word origin
auk + -letauklet in American English
(ˈɔklɪt)
noun
any of several small auks of the coasts of the North Pacific, as Aethia cristatella (crested auklet), having a crest of recurved plumes
Word origin
[1885–90; auk + -let]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: classified, lineup, sensitization, toner, twofer-let is a diminutive suffix attached to nouns (booklet; piglet; ringlet), and, by extraction from bracelet, a suffix denoting a band, piece of jewelry, or article of clothing worn on the partof the body specified by the noun (anklet; wristlet)Image ofauklet
© Nick Pecker, shutterstock