auk

Английский Язык - Турецкий язык

Определение auk в Английский Язык Турецкий язык словарь

deniz kuşu türü

(isim) bir tür deniz kuşu

{i} bir tür deniz kuşu

martı

soğuk memleketlerde yaşayan bir çeşit deniz kuşu

Связанные Термины

great auk

harika bir tür deniz kuşu

Английский Язык - Английский Язык

Определение auk в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

Any of several species of Arctic sea birds of the family Alcidae

{n} a genus of water fowls, ansers

A name given to various species of arctic sea birds of the family Alcidæ

{i} black and white seabird

An auk is a seabird with a heavy body and short tail. Any of several diving sea birds (family Alcidae) of northern regions, such as the razor-billed auk, having a chunky body, short wings, and webbed feet. a black and white seabird with short wings (alk, alka, from alka). In general, any of 22 species of diving birds (family Alcidae), especially the little auk and the razorbill, or razor-billed auk. Auks are 6-16 in. (15-40 cm) long, with short wings and legs and webbed feet. They occur only in Arctic, subarctic, and temperate regions (with a few species south to Baja California). Auks nest colonially on cliff ledges or in rock crevices or burrows near the sea; many spend the winter far from land. They feed on fish, crustaceans, mollusks, and plankton. True auks are black and white and stand erect on land. See also great auk

torda

black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas

See Puffin, Guillemot, and Murre

The great auk, now extinct, is Alca (or Plautus) impennis

The razor-billed auk is A

Связанные Термины

great auk

A large auk, Pinguinus impennis

little auk

A dovekie, a bird of the species Alle alle

little auk

(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) A small black-and-white sea bird (Alle alle) of the Arctic and northern Atlantic oceans, having a short bill and a stout body. Also called little auk

auks

plural of auk

great auk

A large flightless sea bird (Pinguinus impennis) formerly common on northern Atlantic coasts but extinct since the middle of the 19th century. Flightless seabird (Pinguinus impennis) extinct since 1844. Great auks bred in colonies on rocky islands off North Atlantic coasts; fossil remains have been found as far south as Florida, Spain, and Italy. Their bodies were about 30 in. (75 cm) long; the wings, used for swimming underwater, were less than 6 in. (15 cm) long. They stood erect on land and had a black back and head, a white front, and a large white spot between the eye and the black bill. Great auks were hunted to extinction for food and bait. About 80 specimens are preserved in museums. See also auk

great auk

large large flightless auk of rocky islands off northern Atlantic coasts; extinct

little auk

small short-billed auk abundant in arctic regions

Синонимы

alcid

Этимология

[ 'ok ] (noun.) 1674. Norwegian or Icelandic alk, alka, from Old Norse Alka.