Alcid

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈalsɪd/

Origin

From scientific Latin Alcidae.

Full definition of alcid

Noun

1. (ornithology) A bird of the family Alcidae, including auks and puffins.
• 1977, Olga Kuthanová, translating Jan Hanzák & Jiří Formánek, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Birds, London 1992, p. 177:Some alcids remain underwater as long as two minutes, exceptionally even longer, and dive to depths of thirty metres.