Associations to the word «Alca»

Wiktionary

ALCA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Alcidae   — the single species Alca torda, the razorbill.
ALCA TORDA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Alcidae   — the razorbill.

Dictionary definition

ALCA, noun. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne