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Alcae

plural noun
Al·​cae | \ ˈal-ˌsē\

Definition of Alcae

: a suborder of Charadriiformes coextensive with the family Alcidae and including the auks, murres, and puffins

First Known Use of Alcae

1824, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Alcae

New Latin, from Alca

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