auk


n. [鸟] 海雀(北极海鸟的一种)

中文词源

auk 海雀

来自拟声词,鸟的叫声。

英文词源

auk (n.)
1670s, from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse alka, probably originally imitative of a water-bird cry (compare Latin olor "swan," Greek elea "marsh bird").

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1. The Great Auk is an extinct bird.
大海雀是种灭绝的鸟类.
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