auk

• n. [鸟] 海雀（北极海鸟的一种）

词态变化

中文词源

来自拟声词，鸟的叫声。

英文词源

auk (n.)

1670s, from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse alka, probably originally imitative of a water-bird cry (compare Latin olor "swan," Greek elea "marsh bird").

双语例句

1. The Great Auk is an extinct bird.

大海雀是种灭绝的鸟类.

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