alcidine
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alcidine — [al′sə dīn΄, al′sədin] adj. [ModL alcidinus < ON alka, AUK] belonging to a family (Alcidae) of diving shorebirds that have a stocky body, short tail and wings, and webbed feet, as the puffins and murres alcid [al′sid] n … English World dictionary
Henri Prunières — Henry Prunières Henri Prunières, dit Henry Prunières (pseudonyme de sa jeunesse : Henry Debusne). (* Paris, 24 mai 1886 † Nanterre, 11 avril 1942) est un musicologue français, propagandiste de l art contemporain international sous diverses… … Wikipédia en Français
Henry Prunieres — Henry Prunières Henri Prunières, dit Henry Prunières (pseudonyme de sa jeunesse : Henry Debusne). (* Paris, 24 mai 1886 † Nanterre, 11 avril 1942) est un musicologue français, propagandiste de l art contemporain international sous diverses… … Wikipédia en Français
Henry Prunières — Henri Prunières, dit Henry Prunières (pseudonyme de sa jeunesse : Henry Debusne). (* Paris, 24 mai 1886 † Nanterre, 11 avril 1942) est un musicologue français, propagandiste de l art contemporain international sous diverses formes :… … Wikipédia en Français
alcid — /al sid/, adj. 1. Also, alcidine /al si duyn /. of, pertaining, or belonging to the family Alcidae, comprising the auks, murres, puffins, etc. n. 2. a bird of the family Alcidae. [ < NL Alcidae name of the family, equiv. to Alc(a) an auk genus (… … Universalium
puffin — /puf in/, n. any of several alcidine sea birds of the genera Fratercula and Lunda, having a short neck and a large, compressed, grooved bill, as F. arctica (Atlantic puffin), of the North Atlantic. [1300 50; ME poffoun, poffin, puffon (cf. AL… … Universalium
auk — [ôk] n. [dial. alk < ON alka < IE base * el , * ol , echoic of water bird cry > L olor, swan] any of a number of related diving alcidine shorebirds of northern seas, with a heavy body, webbed feet, a short tail, and short wings used as… … English World dictionary
guillemot — [gil′ə mät΄] n. [Fr, dim. of Guillaume, William: see ROBIN] any of various narrow billed, northern alcidine shorebirds (genera Uria and Cepphus) … English World dictionary
murre — [mʉr] n. pl. murres or murre [< ?] any of a genus (Uria) of swimming and diving alcidine shorebirds … English World dictionary
puffin — [puf′in] n. [ME poffin < ? assoc. by folk etym. with PUFF, because of the enormous beak or blown up appearance of the young] any of various northern alcidine shorebirds (esp. genus Fratercula) black above and white below, with a short neck,… … English World dictionary
