transcription, транскрипция: [ ɔ:k ]
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. øgreat auk an extinct flightless auk, Alca impennis. little auk a small arctic auk, Plautus alle. [ON Álka]