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alcidine

alcidine adjective: resembling or characteristic of an auk.

Adjective

alcidine (comparative more alcidine, superlative most alcidine)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of an auk.
    • He reminded Lilly of a great auk, something alcidine in the thin cheeks with the mouth cutting so widely toward the ears.2022, Fannie Hurst, Star-Dust: A Story of an American Girl

Forms of alcidine

comparativemore alcidine
superlativemost alcidine

Questions about alcidine

What does alcidine mean?
Alcidine means resembling or characteristic of an auk.
What part of speech is alcidine?
Alcidine is an adjective.

Words near alcidine in the dictionary

  1. alcian blues
  2. Alcibiades
  3. alcid
  4. Alcide
  5. Alcides
  6. alcidine
  7. alcids
  8. Alcie
  9. Alcindor
  10. Alcindors
  11. alcine

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