razorbill auk

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• Razorbill — Ra zor*bill ( b[i^]l ), n. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A species of auk ({Alca torda}) common in the Arctic seas. See {Auk}, and Illust. in Appendix. (b) See {Cutwater}, 3. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• razorbill — [rā′zərbil΄] n. an auk (Alca torda) of the N Atlantic coasts, with sooty black head and neck, white breast and belly, and a black, compressed bill encircled by a white band: its wings are black as seen from above and white as seen from below * *… …   Universalium

• razorbill — [rā′zərbil΄] n. an auk (Alca torda) of the N Atlantic coasts, with sooty black head and neck, white breast and belly, and a black, compressed bill encircled by a white band: its wings are black as seen from above and white as seen from below …   English World dictionary

• Auk — This article is about a family of birds. For the American ornithological journal, see The Auk. For other meanings, see AUK. Auks Temporal range: Eocene Recent 35–0 Ma …   Wikipedia

• auk — /awk/, n. any 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. [1665 75; < Scand; cf. ON alka] * * * In general, any of 22 species of… …   Universalium

• Razorbill — Taxobox name = Razorbill image width = 210px image caption = At Westfjords peninsula, Iceland status = LC status system = iucn3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Charadriiformes subordo = Lari familia = Alcidae genus =… …   Wikipedia

• auk — n. any sea diving bird of the family Alcidae, with heavy body, short wings, and black and white plumage, e.g. the guillemot, puffin, and razorbill. Phrases and idioms: great auk an extinct flightless auk, Alca impennis. little auk a small arctic… …   Useful english dictionary

• razorbill — noun black and white northern Atlantic auk having a compressed sharp edged bill • Syn: ↑razor billed auk, ↑Alca torda • Hypernyms: ↑auk • Member Holonyms: ↑Alca, ↑genus Alca …   Useful english dictionary

• razorbill — noun Date: 1674 a North Atlantic auk (Alca torda) with the plumage black above and white below and a compressed sharp edged bill called also razor billed auk …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• razorbill — noun A large black and white auk, Alca torda, native to the north Atlantic …   Wiktionary

• auk — [ɔ:k] noun a short winged diving seabird of a family including the guillemot and puffin, typically black and white. [Family Alcidae.] Origin C17: from ON álka razorbill …   English new terms dictionary