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/ˈal.sɪd/ · noun
(ornithology) A bird of the family Alcidae, including auks, auklets, razorbills, dovekies, guillemots, and puffins..
Some alcids remain underwater as long as two minutes, exceptionally even longer, and dive to depths of thirty metres.
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Alcid means (ornithology) A bird of the family Alcidae, including auks, auklets, razorbills, dovekies, guillemots, and puffins..
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Some alcids remain underwater as long as two minutes, exceptionally even longer, and dive to depths of thirty metres.
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