auklet
English
Etymology
auk + -let
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɔːklət/
Noun
auklet (plural auklets)
- Any of several small seabirds in the genera Aethia, Cerorhinca and Ptychoramphus of the auk family Alcidae.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- Cassin's auklet, Ptychoramphus aleuticus
- crested auklet, Aethia cristatella
- least auklet, Aethia pusilla
- parakeet auklet, Aethia psittacula
- rhinoceros auklet, Cerorhinca monocerata
- whiskered auklet, Aethia pygmaea
Related terms
- auk
Translations
seabirds of the auk family
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