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alcidine definition

al·ci·dine (al′sə dīn′, -din)

adjective

belonging to a family (Alcidae) of diving shorebirds that have a stocky body, short tail and wings, and webbed feet, as the puffins and murres

Etymology: ModL alcidinus < ON alka, auk

Related Forms:

  • alcid al′·cid (-sid) noun

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