Cassin's auklet

noun

Ptychoramphus aleuticus, a small seabird that ranges widely in the North Pacific.

Meanings

nounCassin's auklet (plural Cassin's auklets)

plural Cassin's auklets

  1. Ptychoramphus aleuticus, a small seabird that ranges widely in the North Pacific.

Origin

Named after the American ornithologist John Cassin.

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Cassin's auklet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cassin's%20auklet

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