auklet

noun

auk·​let ˈȯ-klət How to pronounce auklet (audio)
: any of several small seabirds (especially genera Aethia and Ptychorhamphus) of the alcid family that occur along North Pacific coasts

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Still, there was something about the auklets that kept me coming back for years to learn more about them. — Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026 The crested auklet looks like a smiling clown that never blinks. — Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Oct. 2021 One result was the lack of juvenile anchovies and rockfish, which murres and rhinoceros auklets use to feed their chicks. — Will Houston, The Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2019 Interest in the subject has accelerated because of die-offs of some of the puffin’s auk family relatives, such as common murres and Cassin’s auklets off the West Coast. — Patrick Whittle, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2023 See All Example Sentences for auklet

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First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of auklet was in 1883

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