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Auk vs Auklet - What's the difference?

auk | auklet |

Auklet is a related term of auk.



As nouns the difference between auk and auklet

is that auk is any of several species of Arctic sea birds of the family Alcidae while auklet is any of several small seabirds in the genera Aethia, Cerorhinca and Ptychoramphus of the auk family Alcidae.

auk

English

Alternative forms

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Noun

(wikipedia auk) (en noun)
  • Any of several species of Arctic sea birds of the family Alcidae .

    • Synonyms

    * alcid

    auklet

    English

    (wikipedia auklet)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of several small seabirds in the genera Aethia'', ''Cerorhinca'' and ''Ptychoramphus of the auk family Alcidae.

    • Derived terms

    * Cassin's Auklet, Ptychoramphus aleuticus * Parakeet Auklet, Aethia psittacula * Least Auklet, Aethia pusilla * Whiskered Auklet, Aethia pygmaea * Crested Auklet, Aethia cristatella * Rhinoceros Auklet, Cerorhinca monocerata

    Related terms

    * auk