ALCA TORDA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Alca torda mean? 

• ALCA TORDA (noun)
  The noun ALCA TORDA has 1 sense:

1. black-and-white northern Atlantic auk having a compressed sharp-edged bill

  Familiarity information: ALCA TORDA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALCA TORDA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Black-and-white northern Atlantic auk having a compressed sharp-edged bill

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Alca torda; razor-billed auk; razorbill

Hypernyms ("Alca torda" is a kind of...):

auk (black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas)

Holonyms ("Alca torda" is a member of...):

Alca; genus Alca (type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill)