rhinoceros auklet

Noun

Meaning

rhinoceros auklet (plural rhinoceros auklets)

The seabird Cerorhinca monocerata.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

Atlantic puffin murrelet

Examples

Harrison (1988) p. 406 The puffins and the rhinoceros auklet are closely related, together composing the subfamily Fraterculini. Source: Internet

Despite climate change, receding ice pack, ocean acidification, and other environmental pressures on Arctic species, the Rhinoceros Auklet – or “rhino” for short – is thriving, and Will is determined to discover why. Source: Internet

Since it may be more closely related to the rhinoceros auklet than the other puffins, it is sometimes placed in the monotypic genus Lunda. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

rhinoceros rhinoceros africana Rhinoceros antiquitatis rhinoceros beetle rhinoceros bicornis rhinoceros bicornis bicornis