auk

n. 海雀

发音

UK /ɔːk/
其它 /ɑk/
US /ɔk/

词形变化

auks 复数 auks

别名

awk alk

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

    海雀科

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

seabird seafowl

下位词 7

auklet dovekie great auk guillemot little auk razorbill razor-billed auk

相关短语

great auk 大海雀（类似企鹅, 已灭绝） little auk [网络] 小海雀；北极海鹦 perroquet auk paroquet auk parakeet auk lesser auk razor-billed auk [鸟类]刀嘴海雀(Alca torda)[亦作razorbill]

词源

From Icelandic álka, from Old Norse alka (“auk”), from Proto-Germanic *alkǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- (“a kind of bird”). Cognate with Swedish alka (“auk”), Norwegian and Danish alke (“auk”), Swedish dialectal alla (“long-tailed duck”) (Clangula hyemalis, syn. Fuligula glacialis), Latin olor (“swan”), Ancient Greek ἐλέα (eléa, “marsh-bird”), Welsh alarch (“swan”).

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