ALCID


Meaning of ALCID in English

/al"sid/ , adj.

1. Also, alcidine /al"si duyn'/ . of, pertaining, or belonging to the family Alcidae, comprising the auks, murres, puffins, etc.

n.

2. a bird of the family Alcidae.

[ Alcidae name of the family, equiv. to Alc ( a ) an auk genus ( -idae -ID 2 ]

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