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Auk meaning

Any of several species of Arctic sea birds of the family Alcidae.

Synonyms of Auk

seabird sea bird seafowl

Using Auk

  • The main meaning on this page is: Any of several species of Arctic sea birds of the family Alcidae.
  • Useful related words include: seabird, sea bird, seafowl.
  • In the example corpus, auk often appears in combinations such as: great auk, auk was, the auk.

Context around Auk

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 8 start, 8 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

great 11× 200 1× nar 1× captive 1×

Often after:

bones 1× beaks 1× lived 1× replaced 1× appeared 1× developed 1× migrated 1× lost 1×

Sentence patterns with Auk

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

the great auk 2× 15 the auk appeared chubby 1× 184 the auk as he 1× a captive auk was observed 1× food the auk did not 1× in nar auk s temple 1× instead the auk was a 1× over 200 auk beaks which 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

crofford 1989 p 3× a captive auk 1× barr pp 83 1× believing that the 1× cokinos 2000 p 1× due to its 1×

Common sentence endings:

the great auk 2× alca following linnaeus 1× an important symbol 1× auk replaced it 1× auk s temple 1× between the eyes 1×

Words around Auk

Just before it in the word index:

aujla 11 auja 2 aui 9 augustyniak 5 augustyn 5 augustus 507

Just after it in the word index:

aukai 2 auke 9 auken 4 auker 4 aukera 2 aukerman 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

abbeys 42 abundances 42 aced 42 ackman 42 actinides 42 adeboye 42

Corpus analysis for Auk

  • In this selection, "auk" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, great, 200, nar, bones, beaks and lived stand out and add context to how "auk" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include the great auk and 15 the auk appeared chubby. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "auk" sits close to words such as abbeys, abundances and aced, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with auk

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The interior of a prayer hall in Nar Auk’s temple. (11 words)

A captive auk was observed making a gurgling noise when anxious. (11 words)

Images of the great auk have been found in bone necklaces. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

However, the seasonally shifting zone where the ice ended and the open ocean began would have been extremely rich in food resources – migrating seals, sea birds, fish and the now-extinct northern hemisphere penguin-like species, the great auk. (39 words)

Many Maritime Archaic people were buried with great auk bones, and one was buried covered in over 200 auk beaks, which are assumed to have been part of a cloak made of their skins. (34 words)

Barr, pp.83–184 "The Auk", as he was known, appointed a number of senior commanders who proved to be unsuitable for their positions, and command arrangements were often characterised by bitter personality clashes. (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

Many Maritime Archaic people were buried with great auk bones, and one was buried covered in over 200 auk beaks, which are assumed to have been part of a cloak made of their skins.

Pinguinus alfrednewtoni lived in the western Atlantic while the great auk lived in the eastern Atlantic, but after the former died out after the Pliocene, the great auk replaced it.

We’ve already managed to sequence the DNA genomes of many extinct species, including the great auk.

However, the seasonally shifting zone where the ice ended and the open ocean began would have been extremely rich in food resources – migrating seals, sea birds, fish and the now-extinct northern hemisphere penguin-like species, the great auk.

The interior of a prayer hall in Nar Auk’s temple.

A captive auk was observed making a gurgling noise when anxious.

Barr, pp.83–184 "The Auk", as he was known, appointed a number of senior commanders who proved to be unsuitable for their positions, and command arrangements were often characterised by bitter personality clashes.

Believing that the auk was a witch and the cause of the storm, they then killed it by beating it with a stick.

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Cokinos 2000, p. 314 Native Americans valued the great auk as a food source during the winter and as an important symbol.

Crofford 1989, p. 15 The auk appeared chubby due to a thick layer of fat necessary for warmth.

Crofford 1989, p. 28 During summer, the great auk developed a wide white eye patch over the eye, which had a hazel or chestnut iris.

Crofford 1989, p. 32 In years when there was a shortage of food, the auk did not breed.

Due to its outward similarity to the razorbill (apart from flightlessness and size), the great auk was often placed in the genus Alca, following Linnaeus.

During summer, the great auk's plumage showed a white patch over each eye.

During the summer, the auk's chin and throat were blackish-brown, and the inside of the mouth was yellow.

During the winter, the great auk migrated south either in pairs or in small groups, and never with the entire nesting colony.

During winter, the auk lost these patches, instead developing a white band stretching between the eyes.

Early European explorers to the Americas used the auk as a convenient food source or as fishing bait, reducing its numbers.

Images of the great auk have been found in bone necklaces.

Instead, the auk was a powerful swimmer, a trait that it used in hunting.

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Common combinations with auk

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "auk" in a sentence?
An example: "Many Maritime Archaic people were buried with great auk bones, and one was buried covered in over 200 auk beaks, which are assumed to have been part of a cloak made of their skins." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "auk" from authentic English texts.
What does "auk" mean?
Auk means: Any of several species of Arctic sea birds of the family Alcidae.
What are synonyms of "auk"?
Common synonyms of "auk" include: seabird, sea bird, seafowl.
How many example sentences with "auk" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "auk", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.