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Large flightless auk of rocky islands off northern Atlantic coasts; extinct.

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Examples for "great auk"
Examples for "great auk"
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Want great auk! I searched the web for animals he craved.
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2
You know I have made some dodos and a great auk?
The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents
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He sold his great auk chicks at a significant profit.
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The extinction of the Labrador duck and the great auk have often been deplored.
My Native Land / The United States: its Wonders, its Beauties, a...
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The great auk and the Labrador duck have both become utterly extinct within living memory.
Animal Sanctuaries in Labrador / An Address Presented by Lt.-Col...