GREAT AUK

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Large flightless auk of rocky islands off northern Atlantic coasts; extinct

Synonyms:

great auk; Pinguinus impennis

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("great auk" is a kind of...):

auk (black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas)

Holonyms ("great auk" is a member of...):

genus Pinguinus; Pinguinus (great auk)

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