1. Alcidae, bird family, order Charadriiformes, which includes the birds known as auk, auklet, dovekie, guillemot, murre, murrelet, and puffin (qq.v.).

2. There are 22 species of Auks, including the Atlantic puffin, the common murre, the dovekie or lesser auk, and the extinct great auk.

3. 15 words related to auk: sea bird, seabird, seafowl, Alcidae, family Alcidae, auklet, Alca torda, razorbill, razor-billed auk, dovekie, little auk, Plautus alle

4. 15 words related to Auk: sea bird, seabird, seafowl, Alcidae, family Alcidae, Auklet, Alca torda, razorbill, razor-billed Auk, dovekie, little Auk, Plautus alle

5. ‘Closely related to the Tufted Puffin, the Rhinoceros Auklet is a large Alcid with a wedge-shaped head.’ ‘One would imagine this place to be a paradise of Alcids of all types, guillemots, dovekies, puffins, razorbills, murres, and murrelets all splashing around in their black and white finery.’

6. Noun any of various diving birds of the family Alcidae of northern oceans having a heavy body, short tail, narrow wings, and a black-and-white plumage: order CharadriiformesSee also great Auk, razorbill Auk little Auk or dovekie a small short-billed Auk, Plautus alle, abundant in Arctic regions Word Origin for Auk