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ALCA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Alca mean?
• ALCA (noun)
The noun ALCA has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill
Familiarity information: ALCA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Alca; genus Alca
Hypernyms ("Alca" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Alca"):
Alca torda; razor-billed auk; razorbill (black-and-white northern Atlantic auk having a compressed sharp-edged bill)
Holonyms ("Alca" is a member of...):
Alcidae; family Alcidae (web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas: auks; puffins; guillemots; murres; etc.)
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