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[syn: little auk, dovekie, Plautus alle]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Rotche \Rotche\, n. (Zool.)
A very small arctic sea bird (Mergulus alle, or Alle
alle) common on both coasts of the Atlantic in winter; --
called also little auk, dovekie, rotch, rotchie, and
sea dove.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Dovekie \Dove"kie\, n. (Zool.)
A guillemot (Uria grylle), of the arctic regions. Also
applied to the little auk or sea dove. See under Dove.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
dovekie
n 1: small short-billed auk abundant in Arctic regions [syn:
little auk, dovekie, Plautus alle]