great auk
noun
1- a large extinct flightless auk of the North Atlantic, resembling a giant razorbill. The great auk was the original 'penguin'; many were taken for food, and the last individuals were killed on an islet off Iceland in 1844.大海雀。
1.1
- Alca (or Pinguinus) impennis, family Alcidae.拉丁名Alcaimpennis或Pinguinus impennis, 海雀科。