GREAT AUK

Meaning of GREAT AUK in English

Function: noun

Date: circa 1828

: an extinct large flightless auk ( Pinguinus impennis ) formerly abundant along No. Atlantic coasts

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GREAT AUK — noun Date: circa 1828 an extinct large flightless auk ( Pinguinus impennis ) formerly abundant along North Atlantic coasts
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GREAT AUK — Flightless seabird ( Pinguinus impennis ) extinct since 1844. Great auks bred in colonies on rocky islands off North Atlantic …
Английский словарь Британика
GREAT AUK — noun : a large flightless auk ( Pinguinus impennis ) two or two and a half feet long but with …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GREAT AUK — a large, flightless auk, Pinguinus impennis, of rocky islands off North Atlantic coasts: extinct since 1844. [ 1820-30 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GREAT AUK — Date: circa 1828 : an extinct large flightless auk ( Pinguinus impennis ) formerly abundant along North Atlantic coasts
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GREAT AUK — ■ noun a large flightless auk of the North Atlantic, exterminated in the 19th century. [ Alca impennis .]
Concise Oxford English vocab
GREAT AUK — [great auk] n (ca. 1828): an extinct large flightless auk (Pinguinus impennis) formerly abundant along No. Atlantic coasts
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GREAT AUK — also called Garefowl (species Pinguinus impennis), flightless seabird extinct since 1844. Great auks belonged to the family Alcidae (order Charadriiformes). …
Britannica English vocabulary
GREAT AUK — noun a large bird similar to a penguin , that no longer exists
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GREAT AUK — Flightless seabird ( Pinguinus impennis ) extinct since 1844. Great auks bred in colonies on rocky islands off North Atlantic …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GREAT AUK — Бескрылая гагарка
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
GREAT AUK — бескрылая гагарка (Pinguinus impennis)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
GREAT AUK — бескрылая гагарка ( Pinguinus impennis )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
AUK — Airport Name : Alakanuk Airport Airport Location : Alakanuk, Alaska, United States IATA Code : AUK ICAO Code : n.a.
Airport Code English Dictionary
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
GREAT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Carolus Magnus Charles the Great Great Learning Herod the Great Stephen the Great Theodoric …
Английский словарь Британика
AUK — In general, any of 22 species of diving birds (family Alcidae), especially the little auk and the razorbill, or razor-billed …
Английский словарь Британика
GREAT — I. ˈgrā]t, South often -re(ə)] or -rāə]; usu ]d.+V adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AUK — I. ˈȯk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Norwegian or Icelandic alk, alka, from Old Norse ālka; akin to Latin olor …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AUK — (n.) A name given to various species of arctic sea birds of the family Alcidae. The great auk, now extinct, …
Английский словарь Webster
AUK — ( n. ) A name given to various species of arctic sea birds of the family Alcidae. The great auk, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GREAT — — greatness , n. /grayt/ , adj., greater, greatest , adv., n., pl. greats , ( esp. collectively ) great …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AUK — /awk/ , n. any of several usually black-and-white diving birds of the family Alcidae, of northern seas, having webbed feet …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AUK — n. black and white seabird
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GREAT — I. ˈgrāt, Southern also ˈgre(ə)t adjective Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English grēat; akin to Old High German grōz …
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
GREAT — superl pregnant; big (with young). 2. great ·noun the whole; the gross; as, a contract to build a ship by …
Webster English vocab
AUK — noun a name given to various species of arctic sea birds of the family alcidae. the great auk, now extinct, …
Webster English vocab
AUK — [ ɔ:k ] ■ noun a short-winged diving seabird of a family including the guillemot and puffin, typically black and …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GREAT — [great] adj [ME grete, fr. OE great; akin to OHG groz large] (bef. 12c) 1 a: notably large in size: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AUK — [auk] n [Norw or Icel alk, alka, fr. ON alka] (1674): any of several black-and-white short-necked diving seabirds (family Alcidae) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AUK — in general, any of the 22 species (21 living) of diving birds of the family Alcidae (order Charadriiformes), but especially …
Britannica English vocabulary
AUK — auk BrE AmE ɔːk ɑːk ▷ auks ɔːks ɑːks
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GREAT
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AUK — / ɔːk; NAmE / noun a northern bird with short narrow wings that lives near the sea •• WORD ORIGIN …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GREAT — I. great 1 S1 W1 /ɡreɪt/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative greater , superlative greatest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AUK — auk /ɔːk $ ɒːk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Norwegian ; Origin: Icelandic alk , alka …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GREAT
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AUK — n. any sea diving-bird of the family Alcidae, with heavy body, short wings, and black and white plumage, e.g. the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GREAT
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AUK — n. any sea diving-bird of the family Alcidae, with heavy body, short wings, and black and white plumage, e.g. the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GREAT
Oxford English vocab
AUK — n. any sea diving-bird of the family Alcidae, with heavy body, short wings, and black and white plumage, e.g. the …
Oxford English vocab
GREAT — ( greater, greatest, greats) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AUK — ( auks) An auk is a seabird with a heavy body and short tail. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AUK — (~s) An ~ is a seabird with a heavy body and short tail. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
GREAT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AUK — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE great ▪ The great auk is one of the few creatures whose final hours …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GREAT — (GOOD) [adjective] -er, -est [informal] - very good; wonderfula great surprise/idea/reliefWe had a great time last night at the party.It's …
Cambridge English vocab
AUK — n. In general, any of 22 species of diving birds (family Alcidae), especially the little auk and the razorbill, or …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GREAT — adj. Alfred the Great Carolus Magnus Charles the Great Great Learning Herod the Great Stephen the Great Theodoric the Great …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GREAT — adj. 25B6; adjective they showed great interest : CONSIDERABLE, substantial, significant, appreciable, special, serious; exceptional, extraordinary. a great expanse of …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GREAT — adj. 1 big, large, huge, immense, enormous, gigantic, giant, grand, extensive, prodigious, colossal, massive, vast, tremendous; spacious, capacious, mammoth, gargantuan, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
GREAT — 1. прил. 1) а) большой, огромный, крупный (по объему, силе и т.д.) great blot great masses of population great talker …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AUK — сущ. гагарка (птица) (зоология) чистик, гагарка бескрылая (Alcidae) auk гагарка (птица)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AUK — Чистиковые
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
GREAT — great.ogg 1. greıt n 1. (the great) 1> собир. сильные мира сего 2> великие писатели, классики 2. pl студ. жарг. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AUK — n зоол. чистик, гагарка бескрылая ( Alcidae )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GREAT — great прил.1) а) большой, огромный, крупный (по объему, силе и т.д.) - great blot - great masses of population - …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
AUK — сущ.гагарка (птица)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
AUK — (n) гагарка
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
GREAT — 1. greıt n 1. (the great) 1> собир. сильные мира сего 2> великие писатели, классики 2. pl студ. жарг. последний …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
GREAT — 1. прил. 1) а) большой, огромный, крупный ( по объему, силе и т. д. ) - great blot - great …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
GREAT — 1. прил. 1) а) большой, огромный, крупный (по объему, силе и т. д.) - great blot - great masses of population - great talker б) долгий, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

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