I. ˈȯk noun
( -s )
Etymology: Norwegian or Icelandic alk, alka, from Old Norse ālka; akin to Latin olor swan, Middle Irish ela, and perhaps to Greek elea a marsh bird
: any of several black and white short-necked diving seabirds of the family Alcidae that breed in colder parts of the northern hemisphere, laying their eggs in the open on ledges of cliffs or sometimes in burrows — see great auk , razorbill
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II. ˈȯk, ˈau̇k noun
( plural auk or auks )
Usage: usually capitalized
1. : a Tlingit people on Stephens Passage and Douglas and Admiralty islands, Alaska
2. : a member of the Auk people