al•cid(al′sid),USA pronunciationadj.Also, al•ci•dine(al′si dīn′).USA pronunciation of, pertaining, or belonging to the family Alcidae, comprising the auks, murres, puffins, etc. n.
Birdsa bird of the family Alcidae.
Scandinavian; see auk) + -idae -id2
Neo-Latin Alcidae name of the family, equivalent. to Alc(a) an auk genus (