"great auk" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: great auks [plural]
Etymology: Probably from an early Scandinavian word (compare Old (West) Norse álka, Norwegian alke (“razorbill”)). Head templates: {{en-noun}} great auk (plural great auks)
  1. A large extinct auk (†Pinguinus impennis). Wikipedia link: great auk Categories (lifeform): Auks Synonyms: garefowl, woggin Translations (Pinguinus impennis): god bras [masculine] (Breton), gran gavot [masculine] (Catalan), 大海雀 (dàhǎiquè) (Chinese Mandarin), reuzenalk [feminine] (Dutch), granda aŭko (Esperanto), gorfuglur [masculine] (Faroese), geirfuglur [masculine] (Faroese), isoruokki (Finnish), siivetönruokki (Finnish), jättiläisruokki (Finnish), grand pingouin (French), Riesenalk [masculine] (German), isarukitsok (Greenlandic), geirfugl [masculine] (Icelandic), falcóg mhór [feminine] (Irish), 大海烏 (alt: おおうみがらす, オオウミガラス, ōumigarasu) (Japanese), 큰바다쇠오리 (keunbadasoe'ori) (Korean), geirfugl [masculine] (Norwegian), geirfugl [masculine] (Old Norse), arau-gigante [masculine] (Portuguese), alca gigante [feminine] (Spanish), garfågel [common-gender] (Swedish), carfil mawr [masculine] (Welsh)

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