Crested-auklet
noun
1.
See under .
[awk-lit] /ˈɔk lɪt/
noun
1.
any of several small of the coasts of the North Pacific, as Aethia cristatella (crested auklet) having a crest of recurved plumes.
/ˈɔːklɪt/
noun
1.
any of various small auks of the genera Aethia and Ptychoramphus
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