alcidine
sɪd adjective
noun
2.
a bird of the family Alcidae.
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| —adj | |
| of, relating to, or belonging to the Alcidae, a family of sea birds including the auks, guillemots, puffins, and related forms | |
| [C20: from New Latin Alcidae, from Alca type genus] | |
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Alcidine
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