dovekie

/duhv-kee/US // ˈdʌv ki //UK // (ˈdʌvkɪ) //

鸽派,鸽子,珙桐

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a small, short-billed, black and white auk, Alle alle, of northern Atlantic and Arctic oceans.
- : British. the black guillemot.

The dovekie, or black guillemot (Uria grylle), breeds in great numbers in the Orkney islands.
A dovekie, in its white winter plumage, and two seals have been seen lately.
This little bird belongs to the family of auks and puffins, the guillemots and the dovekie.
One distressed dovekie was picked up, but failed to survive.
The Dovekie is sometimes called a little auk to distinguish it from the larger species of the family.