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