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Definition of little auk in English: little auknoun British A small, stubby short-billed auk (seabird) with black plumage and white underparts, breeding in the Arctic. Alle alle, family Alcidae North American term dovekie Example sentencesExamples - The death knell could also be sounded for other species dependent on the ice, such as the ringed seal, bearded seal and little auk.
- I thought again of little auks and the children who cried for them.
- ‘We children cried and cried for those little auks,’ the singer added, ‘because we were afraid we would not get any to eat.’
Definition of little auk in US English: little auknounˈlidl ˌôk British A small, stubby short-billed auk (seabird) with black plumage and white underparts, breeding in the Arctic; a dovekie. Example sentencesExamples - ‘We children cried and cried for those little auks,’ the singer added, ‘because we were afraid we would not get any to eat.’
- I thought again of little auks and the children who cried for them.
- The death knell could also be sounded for other species dependent on the ice, such as the ringed seal, bearded seal and little auk.
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