dovekie

D2O1V4E1K5I1E1
/ˈdʌvki/

noun

A small black and white seabird, of the genus Alle, of the north Atlantic; the little auk.

Similar
little aukPlautus alle
Scrabble 15
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noundovekie (plural dovekies)

plural dovekies

  1. A small black and white seabird, of the genus Alle, of the north Atlantic; the little auk.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsmall short-billed auk abundant in Arctic regions

Similar
little aukPlautus alle
Broader
auk
Also see
little auk

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From dove + -ock + -ie, a double diminutive.

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

videoke
Cite this entry
APA

dovekie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dovekie

MLA

“dovekie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dovekie. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dovekie,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dovekie.

Source: dovekie on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.