family Alcidae

Thesaurus

Noun

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family Alcidae - web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas: auks; puffins; guillemots; murres; etc.Alcidaebird family - a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wingsCharadriiformes, order Charadriiformes - large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts and inland waters: shorebirds and coastal diving birds; most feed on anima lifeauk - black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seasAlca, genus Alca - type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbillgenus Plautus, Plautus - a genus of Alcidaegenus Pinguinus, Pinguinus - great aukCepphus, genus Cepphus - a genus of birds including: guillemotsgenus Uria, Uria - murrespuffin - any of two genera of northern seabirds having short necks and brightly colored compressed billsFratercula, genus Fratercula - puffinsgenus Lunda, Lunda - puffins