- dovekies
- n. small sea bird of the auk family; (British) black guillemot
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
dovekies
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Little Auk — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) … Wikipedia
dovekie — /duv kee/, n. 1. a small, short billed, black and white auk, Alle alle, of northern Atlantic and Arctic oceans. 2. Brit. the black guillemot. Also, dovekey. [1815 25; DOVE1 + kie compound suffix (see OCK, IE)] * * * ▪ bird also called little auk … Universalium
