crested auklet


noun

See under auklet.

Definition for crested auklet (2 of 2)

auklet
[ awk-lit ]
/ ˈɔk lɪt /

noun

any of several small auks of the coasts of the North Pacific, as Aethia cristatella (crested auklet), having a crest of recurved plumes.

Origin of auklet

First recorded in 1885–90; auk + -let

British Dictionary definitions for crested auklet

auklet
/ (ˈɔːklɪt) /

noun

any of various small auks of the genera Aethia and Ptychoramphus