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a name commonly given to several species of sea-fowl.

A special interest attaches to the great auk (Alca impennis), owing to its recent extinction and the value of its eggs to collectors. (See GAREFOWL; also GUILLEMOT, PUFFIN, RAZORBILL.)

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Auk'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​a/auk.html. 1910.
 
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