auklet

[ awk-lit ]

noun

any of several small auks of the coasts of the North Pacific, as Aethia cristatella(crested auklet ), having a crest of recurved plumes.

Origin of auklet

First recorded in 1885–90; auk + -let

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How to use auklet in a sentence

This is the smallest of the Auklets, and in habits are the same as others of the same family.
Western Bird Guide | Chester A. (Chester Albert) Reed, Harry F. Harvey, and Rex I. Brasher
The Murrelets have no crests or plumes and the bills are more slender than the Auklets and are not highly colored.
Western Bird Guide | Chester A. (Chester Albert) Reed, Harry F. Harvey, and Rex I. Brasher

British Dictionary definitions for auklet

auklet

/ (ˈɔːklɪt) /

noun

any of various small auks of the genera Aethia and Ptychoramphus

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