ALCID

Meaning of ALCID in English

[ 'alsɪd ]

■ noun Ornithology a bird of the auk family (Alcidae).

Origin

C19: from mod. L. Alcidae , from the genus name Alca , from ON álka 'razorbill'; cf. auk .

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ALCID — noun see: auk Date: 1893 any of a family (Alcidae, the ~ family) of web-footed diving birds with short legs …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ALCID — ˈalsə̇d noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin Alcidae : any of the family Alcidae of diving birds
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ALCID — /al"sid/ , adj. 1. Also, alcidine /al"si duyn'/ . of, pertaining, or belonging to the family Alcidae, comprising the auks, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ALCID — noun Etymology: New Latin Alcidae, from Alca type, genus, from Swedish alka auk, from Norwegian — more at auk Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ALCID — n. Pronunciation: ' al-s ə d Function: noun Etymology: New Latin Alcidae, from Alca type, genus, from Swedish alka auk, …
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AUKLET — noun Date: 1886 any of several small seabirds (especially genera Aethia and Ptychorhamphus ) of the alcid family that occur …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AUK — noun Etymology: Norwegian or Icelandic alk, alka, from Old Norse ālka Date: 1674 any of several black-and-white short-necked diving seabirds …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AUKLET — noun Date: 1886 : any of several small seabirds (especially genera Aethia and Ptychorhamphus ) of the alcid family that …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AUK — noun Etymology: Norwegian or Icelandic alk, alka, from Old Norse ālka Date: 1674 : any of several black-and-white short-necked diving …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary

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