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GREAT AUK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does great auk mean?
• GREAT AUK (noun)
The noun GREAT AUK has 1 sense:
1. large flightless auk of rocky islands off northern Atlantic coasts; extinct
Familiarity information: GREAT AUK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large flightless auk of rocky islands off northern Atlantic coasts; extinct
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
great auk; Pinguinus impennis
Hypernyms ("great auk" is a kind of...):
auk (black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas)
Holonyms ("great auk" is a member of...):
genus Pinguinus; Pinguinus (great auk)
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