DOVEKIE


Meaning of DOVEKIE in English

/duv"kee/ , n.

1. a small, short-billed, black and white auk, Alle alle, of northern Atlantic and Arctic oceans.

2. Brit. the black guillemot.

Also, dovekey .

[ 1815-25; DOVE 1 + -kie compound suffix (see -OCK, -IE) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .