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great auks

great auks is the plural of great auk.

Meaning of great auk

Noun

great auk (plural great auks)

  1. A large extinct auk (†Pinguinus impennis).
    • The last great auk ever seen in the UK was captured off Stac an Armin, St Kilda, in 1840.2020, Tim Ecott, The Land of Maybe, Short Books, published 2021, page 82
    Synonyms:
    garefowl, woggin

Questions about great auks

What is great auks the plural of?
Great auks is the plural of great auk.

Words near great auks in the dictionary

  1. Great Artesian Basin
  2. Great Assassin
  3. Great Assize
  4. Great Attractor
  5. great auk
  6. great auks
  7. great aunt
  8. great aunts
  9. Great Australian Bight
  10. Great Awakening
  11. Great Awokening

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