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Alca torda (gcide) | Razorbill \Ra"zor*bill`\ (-b[i^]l`), n. (Zool.)
(a) A species of auk (Alca torda) common in the Arctic
seas. See Auk, and Illust. in Appendix.
(b) See Cutwater, 3.
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Alca torda (gcide) | Auk \Auk\, n. [Prov. E. alk; akin to Dan. alke, Icel. & Sw.
alka.] (Zool.)
A name given to various species of arctic sea birds of the
family Alcid[ae]. The great auk, now extinct, is {Alca
impennis} (or Plautus impennis) . The razor-billed auk is
Alca torda. See Puffin, Guillemot, and Murre.
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alca torda (wn) | Alca torda
n 1: black-and-white northern Atlantic auk having a compressed
sharp-edged bill [syn: razorbill, razor-billed auk,
Alca torda] |
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Alca torda (gcide) | Razorbill \Ra"zor*bill`\ (-b[i^]l`), n. (Zool.)
(a) A species of auk (Alca torda) common in the Arctic
seas. See Auk, and Illust. in Appendix.
(b) See Cutwater, 3.
[1913 Webster]Auk \Auk\, n. [Prov. E. alk; akin to Dan. alke, Icel. & Sw.
alka.] (Zool.)
A name given to various species of arctic sea birds of the
family Alcid[ae]. The great auk, now extinct, is {Alca
impennis} (or Plautus impennis) . The razor-billed auk is
Alca torda. See Puffin, Guillemot, and Murre.
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