"garefowl" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: garefowls [plural]
Etymology: From Icelandic geirfugl, from Old Norse geirfugl (“great auk”), related to Swedish garfågel, Danish geirfugl, Faroese geirfuglur, gorfuglur, French gorfou. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|is|geirfugl}} Icelandic geirfugl, {{der|en|non|geirfugl|t=great auk}} Old Norse geirfugl (“great auk”), {{cog|sv|garfågel}} Swedish garfågel, {{cog|da|geirfugl}} Danish geirfugl, {{cog|fo|geirfuglur}} Faroese geirfuglur, {{cog|fr|gorfou}} French gorfou Head templates: {{en-noun}} garefowl (plural garefowls)
  1. The great auk. Categories (lifeform): Auks
    Sense id: en-garefowl-en-noun-uL90W6-h Disambiguation of Auks: 53 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54
  2. The razorbill Categories (lifeform): Auks
    Sense id: en-garefowl-en-noun-L5BbShPC Disambiguation of Auks: 53 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gairfowl, gare-fowl, gurfel

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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