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auk·let

 (ôk′lĭt)
n.
Any of various small auks of the genus Aethia and related genera of northern Pacific coasts and waters.
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auklet

(ˈɔːklɪt)
n
(Animals) any of various small auks of the genera Aethia and Ptychoramphus
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auk•let

(ˈɔk lɪt)

n.
any of several small auks of N Pacific coasts, as Aethia cristatella, having a crest of recurved plumes.
[1885–90]
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Noun1.auklet - any of several small auks of the northern Pacific coastsauklet - any of several small auks of the northern Pacific coasts
auk - black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas
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