alcid en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈal.sɪd/ (UK)
Etymology
From scientific Latin Alcidae.
Meanings
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A bird of the family Alcidae, including auks, auklets, razorbills, dovekies, guillemots, and puffins.
Some alcids remain underwater as long as two minutes, exceptionally even longer, and dive to depths of thirty metres.
1977, Jan Hanzák, Jiří Formánek, translated by Olga Kuthanová, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Birds, London, published 1992, page 177:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| alcids | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (10)
de Alkenvogel (seabird of the family Alcidae - an alcid) · nb alkefugl (seabird of the family Alcidae - an alcid) · sv alkfågel (seabird of the family Alcidae - an alcid) · fr alcidé (seabird of the family Alcidae - an alcid) · eo aŭkedo (seabird of the family Alcidae - an alcid) · nn alkefugl (seabird of the family Alcidae - an alcid) · nl alk (seabird of the family Alcidae - an alcid) · da alkefugl (seabird of the family Alcidae - an alcid) · pl alka (seabird of the family Alcidae - an alcid) · fr alque (seabird of the family Alcidae - an alcid)