noun
- a seabird of the auk family, including puffins, murres, and guillemots
Usage: ornithology
Examples
- The alcid colony nested on the rocky cliffs overlooking the ocean.
- Puffins are perhaps the most recognizable alcid species.
- Scientists studied the diving behavior of various alcid populations.
- The alcid’s wings are adapted for underwater propulsion.
- Climate change threatens many alcid breeding grounds in the Arctic.
- Murres and other alcids gather in large numbers during breeding season.