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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dove•kie (duv′kē),USA pronunciation n. - Birdsa small, short-billed, black and white auk, Alle alle, of northern Atlantic and Arctic oceans.
- Birds[Brit.]the black guillemot.
Also, dove′key. - dove1 + -kie compound suffix (see -ock, -ie) 1815–25
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024auk /ɔk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Birdsa black and white diving bird of northern seas, having webbed feet and small wings.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024auk (ôk),USA pronunciation n. - Birdsany of several usually black-and-white diving birds of the family Alcidae, of northern seas, having webbed feet and small wings. Cf. great auk, razor-billed auk.
- Scandinavian; compare Old Norse alka
- 1665–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: auk /ɔːk/ n - any of various diving birds of the family Alcidae of northern oceans having a heavy body, short tail, narrow wings, and a black-and-white plumage: order Charadriiformes
See also great auk, razorbill auk - little auk, dovekie ⇒ a small short-billed auk, Plautus alle, abundant in Arctic regions
Etymology: 17th Century: from Old Norse ālka; related to Swedish alka, Danish alke |