alcidine

alcidine

(ˈælsɪˌdaɪn)
adj
(Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the Alcidae, a family of sea birds including the auks, guillemots, puffins, and related forms
[C20: from New Latin Alcidae, from Alca type genus]
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