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auklet

auklet

1 9.9
A small seabird that lives on rocky coasts of the northern Pacific
  • noun
  • /ˈɔːklɪt/
  • US
: auklet
  • I'm Annie Auklet.

Examples

  • "Parakeet-auklet," she says.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Auklet flock, Shumagins.

    Blog text (30)

  • Crested Auklet (Aethia cristatella)

    Academic text (2004)

  • The crested auklet is known for its unique tangerine scent during the breeding season.

  • On her trip to Alaska, she observed many auklets nesting on the rocky shores.

  • The auklet is a small seabird commonly found along the northern Pacific coasts.

Surface Forms

auklet singular
auklets plural

Morphology

auklet = auk (transparent) = auk + let

The diminutive suffix '-let' clearly signals 'small' so 'auklet' straightforwardly means 'small auk'.

Etymology

The word auklet comes from the sea-bird name auk, which itself comes from an old Norse word alka meaning 'diving bird', plus the small ending -let meaning 'little'. So an auklet is literally a 'little auk', a small seabird often found along northern coasts.