dovekie
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of dovekie
First recorded in 1815–25; dove 1 + -kie, compound suffix perhaps shortened from -ock + -ie
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"The little auk, also known as the dovekie, emerges as a sentinel species in monitoring Arctic environmental shifts," says Dr. Anders Mosbech, co-author from Aarhus University.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 15, 2024
One distressed dovekie was picked up, but failed to survive.
From Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation by William Temple Hornaday
The Doctor has seen a seal and a dovekie sporting in it.
From In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions by Francis Leopold McClintock
A dovekie, in its white winter plumage, and two seals have been seen lately.
From In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions by Francis Leopold McClintock
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