Auks or alcids are a group of birds of the family Alcidae in the order Charadriiformes. The alcid family includes the murres, guillemots, auklets, puffins...
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Look up auk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Auk or AUK may refer to: Auk, a type of bird The Auk, now Ornithology, an American ornithological journal...
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The great auk (Pinguinus impennis), also known as the Penguin or gare-fowl, is a species of flightless alcid that became extinct in the mid-19th century...
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USS Auk may refer to: USS Auk (AM-38), laid down on 20 June 1918 at New York City. USS Auk (AM-57), laid down on 15 April 1941 at Portsmouth, Virginia...
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David Auker is a British film and television actor. Unman, Wittering and Zigo (1971) .... Aggeridge Confessions of a Pop Performer (1975) .... Zombie...
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The little auk or dovekie (Alle alle) is a small auk, the only member of the genus Alle. Alle is the Sami name of the long-tailed duck; it is onomatopoeic...
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Aukes is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Rachel Aukes, American novelist Douwe Aukes (1612–1668), Frisian sea captain This page lists...
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Razorbill (redirect from Razor-Billed Auk)
razor-billed auk, or lesser auk (Alca torda) is a North Atlantic colonial seabird and the only extant member of the genus Alca of the family Alcidae, the auks. It...
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Browns between 1933 and 1942. Auker batted and threw right-handed. Auker was noted for his submarine pitching style. Auker was born and raised in Norcatur...
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Ornithology (journal) (redirect from Auk, The)
Ornithology, formerly The Auk and The Auk: Ornithological Advances, is a peer-reviewed scientific journal and the official publication of the American...
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The Auk class were a class of minesweepers serving with the United States Navy and the Royal Navy during the Second World War. In total, there were 93...
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Douwe Aukes (1612–1668) was a Frisian sea captain of the Dutch East India Company or VOC. The Douwe Aukes class minelayer and its name-ship the HNLMS...
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traditional wintertime Inuit food from Greenland that is made of little auks (Alle alle), a type of seabird, fermented in a seal skin. Making kiviak has...
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The Auk Oilfield is situated 249 kilometres (155 mi) east, southeast of Aberdeen, Scotland, in block number 30/16. It was discovered in October 1970 in...
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Kodenshi AUK Group is a conglomerate of two companies, Kodenshi Corporation based in Kyoto, Japan and AUK Corporation based in Iksan, South Korea. Kodenshi...
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Bhaddanta Āciṇṇa (redirect from Pa-Auk Sayadaw)
Pa-Auk Sayadaw (Burmese: ဖားအောက်ဆရာတော်; MLCTS: Hpa:auk Hca.ratau.), is a Burmese Theravāda monk, meditation teacher and the abbot of the Pa-Auk Forest...
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Pingouin is a French vernacular term for two species of auks, the lesser auk and the great auk; it is used colloquially to designate penguins. In English...
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Least auklet (redirect from Least auk)
The least auklet (Aethia pusilla) is a seabird and the smallest species of auk. It is the most abundant seabird in North America, and one of the most abundant...
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Audax UK (redirect from Audax UK (AUK))
Audax UK or AUK is a British cycling club that oversees randonneuring (long-distance cycling) in the United Kingdom. It was formed in 1976 to help British...
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October Sky (book) (redirect from Auk rocket)
powder, is named Auk 1. This is an allusion to the great auk, which is a flightless seabird that became extinct in the mid-19th century. Auk 1 flies six feet...
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ISO 3166-2:NZ (redirect from ISO 3166-2:NZ-AUK)
Code Subdivision name (en) Subdivision name (mi) Subdivision category NZ-AUK Auckland Tāmaki-Makaurau region NZ-BOP Bay of Plenty Toi Moana region NZ-CAN...
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Auk/Blood (Inuktitut syllabics: ᐊᐅᒃ) is an album by Tanya Tagaq, released in 2008 by Ipecac Recordings. All tracks written by Tagaq. "Fox - Tiriganiak"...
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Rachel Aukes is an American horror / science fiction / fantasy novelist best known for the Deadland Saga. She is a Wattpad Star, her stories having over...
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The Book of the Long Sun (section Auk)
god Tartaros enters Auk's mind and fixes the damage to his brain, making Auk a prophet of Tartaros in the process. Tartaros guides Auk out of the tunnels...
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Heyo language (redirect from ISO 639:auk)
Native speakers 1,500 (2018) Language family Torricelli Maimai Maimai proper Yahang–Heyo Heyo Language codes ISO 639-3 auk Glottolog heyo1240 ELP Heyo...
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Bird extinction (section Great auk)
colonies". The Auk. 134 (1): 39–50. doi:10.1642/auk-16-125.1. ISSN 0004-8038. S2CID 53600270. Serjeantson, Dale (January 2001). "The great auk and the gannet:...
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Night of the Auk is a 1956 Broadway drama in three acts written by Arch Oboler. It is a science fiction drama in blank verse about space travelers returning...
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Chairman of the Board of Trustees". AUK.us. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014. "Laying the cornerstone of AUK". AUK.US. 8 December 2013. Retrieved...
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Need to Quantify Ecosystem Services Provided By Birds". The Auk. 128 (1): 1–14. doi:10.1525/auk.2011.10248. ISSN 0004-8038. S2CID 4787044. Friesen, V. L...
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Errol Fuller (redirect from The Great Auk The Extinction of the Original Penguin)
many by the great 19th-century illustrator J.G. Keulemans, a couple (great auk and Himalayan mountain quail) by Edward Lear. He also embellishes the historical...
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