What does great auk mean?

great auk means "large flightless auk of rocky islands off northern Atlantic coasts; extinct".

What is another word for great auk?

Close synonyms include Pinguinus impennis. 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 great auk a common word?

great auk is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

great auk — meaning, pronunciation and definition

noun

1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
large flightless auk of rocky islands off northern Atlantic coasts; extinct
SynonymsPinguinus impennis
Broaderauk
Part ofPinguinus

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What does great auk mean?: great auk means "large flightless auk of rocky islands off northern Atlantic coasts; extinct".
What is another word for great auk?: Close synonyms include Pinguinus impennis. 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.

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