genus alca

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   type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill

   SynonymsAlca

   Broaderbird genus

   Part ofAlcidae

Questions about genus alca

What does genus alca mean?

genus alca means "type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill".

What is another word for genus alca?

Close synonyms include Alca. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus alca a common word?

genus alca is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.