auk

[US]/ɔːk/
[UK]/ɔk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a seabird of the Arctic
Word Forms
Pluralauks

Phrases & Collocations

Black auk

Thick-billed auk

Great auk

Example Sentences

in spring those cliffs are alive with auks and gulls.

Real-world Examples

Stuff as many little auks inside it as you can.

Source: Human Planet

She also included two extinct birds: the Dodo and the Great auk.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American February 2022 Collection

However, evidence suggests that the auk was an excellent swimmer and diver.

Source: Collection of 93 Old TOEFL Listening Passages

This stuffed animal is not the giant penguin it appears to be, but an auk.

Source: Collection of 93 Old TOEFL Listening Passages

Of course, we believe it's important to take extra precautions to preserve the remaining great auk skins.

Source: Collection of 93 Old TOEFL Listening Passages

The great auk, as you can see, was a rather large bird, and it couldn't fly either.

Source: Collection of 93 Old TOEFL Listening Passages

The only unusual object I picked up was an auk's egg of remarkable size, for which a collector would have paid more than 1,000 francs.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

In fact, records indicate that the auk was rather tasty and that its eggs --- Excuse me...that its eggs and feathers were useful as well.

Source: Collection of 93 Old TOEFL Listening Passages

This particular kind of auk is very rare --- only 78 skins are known to exist and most are not preserved as well as this one.

Source: Collection of 93 Old TOEFL Listening Passages

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