AUK


Meaning of AUK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈȯk ]

noun

Etymology: Norwegian or Icelandic alk, alka, from Old Norse ālka

Date: 1674

: any of several black-and-white short-necked diving seabirds of the alcid family that breed in colder parts of the northern hemisphere — compare great auk

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.