great auk
English
Etymology
Probably from an early Scandinavian word (compare Old (West) Norse álka, Norwegian alke (“razorbill”)).
Noun
great auk (plural great auks)
- A large extinct auk, Pinguinus impennis.
- 2020, Tim Ecott, The Land of Maybe, Short Books 2021, p. 82:
- The last great auk ever seen in the UK was captured off Stac an Armin, St Kilda, in 1840.
- 2020, Tim Ecott, The Land of Maybe, Short Books 2021, p. 82:
Translations
Pinguinus impennis
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