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GREAT AUK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large flightless auk of rocky islands off northern Atlantic coasts; extinct
Synonyms:
great auk; Pinguinus impennis
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("great auk" is a kind of...):
auk (black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas)
Holonyms ("great auk" is a member of...):
genus Pinguinus; Pinguinus (great auk)