auklet

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UK/ˈɔːklət/

noun

Any of several small seabirds in the genera Aethia, Cerorhinca and Ptychoramphus of the auk family Alcidae.

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Meanings

nounauklet (plural auklets)

plural auklets

  1. Any of several small seabirds in the genera Aethia, Cerorhinca and Ptychoramphus of the auk family Alcidae.

Origin

From auk + -let.

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Translations

Catalan gavotí
  • gavotíseabirds of the auk family
Finnish kiislanen
  • kiislanenseabirds of the auk family
Polish nurniczek
  • nurniczekseabirds of the auk family
Russian коню́га
  • коню́га (konjúga)seabirds of the auk family
Cite this entry
APA

auklet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auklet

MLA

“auklet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auklet. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “auklet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auklet.

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