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- noun Any of various small auks of the genus Aethia and related genera of northern Pacific coasts and waters.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A little auk.
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- noun Any of several small
seabirds in the genera Aethia, Cerorhinca and Ptychoramphus of theauk family Alcidae.
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- noun any of several small auks of the northern Pacific coasts
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Examples
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The two most harvested species are crested auklet (Aethia cristatella) (about 12,000) and common murre (about 10,000) [71].
Management and conservation of marine mammals and seabirds in the Arctic 2009
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Watch this human version of crested auklet allo-anointing:
Prenuptial Perfumery - A Mating Ritual Field Notes 2007
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The article, Prenuptial perfume: Alloanointing in the social rituals of the crested auklet Aethia cristatella and the transfer of arthropod deterrents, will be published in the German journal Naturwissenschaften.
Prenuptial Perfumery - A Mating Ritual Field Notes 2007
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Watch this human version of crested auklet allo-anointing:
Archive 2007-11-01 Field Notes 2007
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The article, Prenuptial perfume: Alloanointing in the social rituals of the crested auklet Aethia cristatella and the transfer of arthropod deterrents, will be published in the German journal Naturwissenschaften.
Archive 2007-11-01 Field Notes 2007
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Hector Douglas, a University of Alaska Fairbanks researcher, said he made the discovery in the feathers of the crested auklet after applying a little scientific intuition and sacrificing some of his own blood....
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"It was clear the auklet samples kept mosquitoes away".
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Additionally, seabirds including Northern fulmars and Cassin's auklet have been injured or killed.
Permit to Kill Pacific Sea Turtles and Whales Requested by Seafood Company 2005
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To test his theory, he went into the laboratory with a few auklet feathers.
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The auklet, the puffin and the kingfishers burrow into the friendly and solid earth.
The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations William Temple Hornaday 1895
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US Railway Association, Standard Cipher Code, 1906: Railroad telegraphers' shorthand for "Authorize you to act on our behalf". --US Railway Association, Standard Cipher Code, 1906.
January 20, 2013