alca

Definitions of alca
  1. noun
    black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas
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    types:
    alca común
    black-and-white northern Atlantic auk having a compressed sharp-edged bill
    arao
    small black or brown speckled auks of northern seas
    arao negro
    northern Atlantic guillemot
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