Meanings
nounalcid (plural alcids)
plural alcids
- biologyA bird of the family Alcidae, including auks, auklets, razorbills, dovekies, guillemots, and puffins.
Some alcids remain underwater as long as two minutes, exceptionally even longer, and dive to depths of thirty metres.
1977, Jan Hanzák, Jiří Formánek, translated by Olga Kuthanová, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Birds, London, published 1992, page 177
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Origin
From scientific Latin Alcidae.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Danish alkefugl
- alkefuglseabird of the family Alcidae - an alcid
Dutch alk
- alkseabird of the family Alcidae - an alcid
Esperanto aŭkedo
- aŭkedoseabird of the family Alcidae - an alcid
French alcidé, alque
- alcidéseabird of the family Alcidae - an alcid
- alqueseabird of the family Alcidae - an alcid
German Alkenvogel
- Alkenvogelseabird of the family Alcidae - an alcid
Norwegian Bokmål alkefugl
- alkefuglseabird of the family Alcidae - an alcid
Polish alka
- alkaseabird of the family Alcidae - an alcid
Swedish alkfågel
- alkfågelseabird of the family Alcidae - an alcid
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APA
alcid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alcid
MLA
“alcid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alcid. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alcid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alcid.
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