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Word: Dovekie
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 19th century (originally denoting the black guillemot, Cepphus grylle, also formerly called the Greenland dove): from a Scots diminutive of dove
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdʌvki
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a small, stubby short-billed auk (seabird) with black plumage and white underparts, breeding in the Arctic; a little auk.
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