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Meaning of "auk" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD AUK

From Old Norse ālka; related to Swedish alka, Danish alke.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF AUK

ɔːk


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AUK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Auk is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AUK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Auk

An auk is a bird of the family Alcidae in the order Charadriiformes. Extant auks range in size from the least auklet, at 85 g and 15 cm, to the thick-billed murre, at 1 kg and 45 cm. They are good swimmers and divers, but their walking appears clumsy. Modern auks can fly. Due to their short wings, auks have to flap their wings very quickly in order to fly. Auks are superficially similar to penguins having black-and-white colours, upright posture and some of their habits. Nevertheless they are not closely related to penguins, but rather are believed to be an example of moderate convergent evolution. Auks live on the open sea and only go ashore for breeding, although some species, like the common guillemot, spend a great part of the year defending their nesting spot from others. Several species have different names in Europe and North America. The guillemots of Europe are murres in North America, if they occur in both continents, and the little auk becomes the dovekie.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AUK

auguste · Augustine · Augustinian · augustly · augustness · Augustus · auklet · aula · aularian · auld · auld lang syne · Auld Reekie · aulic · Aulic Council · Aulis · Auliye-Ata · aulnage

WORDS THAT END LIKE AUK

bouk · Datuk · douk · euk · Kirkuk · Marduk · mukluk · neuk · Norodom Sihanouk · padauk · padouk · Pamuk · Seljuk · souk · taluk · tuk-tuk · uk · Volapuk · yuk · zouk

Synonyms and antonyms of auk in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «auk» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF AUK

Find out the translation of auk to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of auk from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «auk» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

AUK
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

auk
570 millions of speakers
en

English

auk
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

औक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

AUK
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

гагарка
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

auk
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

উত্তর-সমুদ্র-অঁচলের ক্ষুদ্র ডানাত্তয়ালা পক্ষিবিশেষ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

pingouin
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Auk
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Alk
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

ウミスズメ
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

광전자
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Auk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giống chim miền biển
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

ஓக்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

ऑक
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

bir tür deniz kuşu
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

alca
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

auk
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

гагарка
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

auk
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

auk
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Auk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

auk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Auk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of auk

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AUK»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of auk
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about auk

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AUK»

Discover the use of auk in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to auk and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Great Auk Islands; a field biologist in the Arctic
The work of scientists often appears obscure, but in this book, Tim Birkhead has used his experience of seven summers in the Arctic to write an accessible and straightforward account of how research is actually done in the field.
Tim Birkhead, 2010
2
The Auk: Auchinleck, victor at Alamein
En biografi af Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck, herunder hvorledes Auchinleck blokerede Rommel under det første slag om Alamein, hvilket vendte 8. army's tilbagetog til en offensiv som næsten nedkæmpede "Ørkenræven" og hans ...
Roger Parkinson, 1977
3
Practicing the Jhanas: Traditional Concentration Meditation ...
This is a clear and in-depth presentation of the traditional Theravadin concentration meditation known as jhana practice, from two authors who have practiced the jhanas in retreat under the guidance of one of the great living meditation ...
Stephen Snyder, Tina Rasmussen, 2009
4
The Great Auk: The Extinction of the Original Penguin
The Extinction of the Original Penguin Errol Fuller. A 1 9th-century illustration of a great auk, captioned with the name "penguin. "At the time this picture was made, there was some overlap in the use of the name.
Errol Fuller, 2003
5
Ten-Year Index to the Auk: Volumes Xviii-xxvii--1901-1910
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
American Ornithologists' Union, 2011
6
The Great Auk
Describes how the Great Auk lived before its extinction in the mid 1800s and discusses the physical characteristics, habits, and breeding of other members of the Auk family and laws to protect these rare birds.
Emily Crofford, 1989
7
Auk Redivivus: Selected Poems
Part Two: The Cruising Auk The Cruising Auk Questioning Mr Murple I found that he agreed — We all, in fact, agreed — It was a splendid auk Flying across the sky . And such a pleasure it is to see an auk Shadow the sun with his little wings ...
George Johnston, 1981
8
Ten Year Index to the Auk - Volumes Xviii - 1901. 1910
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Anon, 2011
9
Catalog of Copyright Entries: Periodicals
95, 1921, nos. — Continued. 26, July 28. © July 28 ; 2 с July 28 ; В 498346. 27, Auk. 4. © Aug. 4:2c. Aug. 5 ; В 498887 28, Auk. il. © Aug. 11 ; 2 с Aug. 12 В 499363. 4ft Zit's weekly newspaper — Continued, v. 2, 1921, nos. — Continued. 5, Aug.
10
Gate of Horn, Book of Silk
Auk has a poster of Scylla. Later he meets Scylla, when she is possessing Chenille. Auk offers sacrifices to Tartaros, but Dace says Auk belongs to Hierax ( III, chap. 1, 30). Scylla tells Auk to convince Silk to obey her, with the contingency that if ...
Michael Andre-Driussi, Gene Wolfe, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AUK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term auk is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Top 10 facts about extinction
THE last two confirmed specimens of great auk were killed on the island of Eldey off Iceland on July 3, 1844. By William Hartston. PUBLISHED: ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Public Release: 2-Jul-2015 Changes to the AOU Check-list of North …
The latest Supplement to the American Ornithologists' Union Check-list of North American Birds was published this week in The Auk: ... «EurekAlert, Jul 15»
3
Juliana Hawke was diagnosed with a rare heart tumour
Then came a second commission to illustrate the college mascot, the great auk. And after that, more birds, aspects of the natural world, booklets ... «Orillia Packet & Times, Jul 15»
4
Welsh football is in weird and wonderful league of its own but game …
... Differdange of Luxembourg and AUK Broughton given a tough assignment against Lokomotiva Zagreb. Meanwhile, the Champions League ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
5
Google talks Project Loon: 14 different prototypes, leaks solved by …
... traditional Google style — at the beginning of the alphabet with Auk. “We've made it all the way to Nighthawk, or N,” Teller's quoted as saying, ... «Digital Trends, Jun 15»
6
Birding: Always another hybrid waiting to be hatched
A recent paper by Jennifer Walsh and colleagues in the Auk explores an intriguing hybrid zone in salt marshes in Maine. Field guides from 20 ... «Press Herald, Jun 15»
7
Google's Trip To The Stratosphere: Lessons, Misfires And Balloons
“We started with Auk. That didn't work. We've made it all the way to Nighthawk, or N, which tells you how many ideas we've tried.” Even at ... «Forbes, Jun 15»
8
Bad news and good news for birds nesting at reservoirs
... in the January 2014 issue of The Condor's sister journal The Auk: Ornithological Advances which showed that Andean forest birds nesting on ... «Phys.Org, Jun 15»
9
Aukett Swanke Group PLC (AUK) to Issue Dividend of GBX 0.11
Aukett Swanke Group PLC logo Aukett Swanke Group PLC (LON:AUK) declared a dividend on Tuesday, June 16th, ARN reports. Stockholders ... «sleekmoney, Jun 15»
10
Celtic handed Icelandic trip
AUK Broughton meet Lokomotiva Zagreb and Bala Town will face FC Differdange 03 of Luxembourg while Newtown AFC were paired with ... «shropshirestar.com, Jun 15»
REFERENCE
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