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dovekey

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dove⋅kie

  [duhv-kee]
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–noun
1. a small, short-billed, black and white auk, Alle alle, of northern Atlantic and Arctic oceans.
2. British. the black guillemot.
Also, dovekey.

Origin:
1815–25; dove 1 + -kie compound suffix (see -ock, -ie )
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dove·kie also dove·key   (dŭv'kē)   
n.  A small black-and-white sea bird (Alle alle) of the Arctic and northern Atlantic oceans, having a short bill and a stout body. Also called little auk.

[Diminutive of dove1.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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