Found 2 items, similar to Alca torda.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Alca torda Alca torda n : black-and-white northern Atlantic auk having a compressed sharp-edged bill [syn: razorbill, razor-billed auk]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Alca torda Razorbill \Ra"zor*bill`\ (-b[i^]l`), n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A species of auk (Alca torda) common in the Arctic seas. See Auk, and Illust. in Appendix. (b) See Cutwater, 3. [1913 Webster] Auk \Auk\, n. [Prov. E. alk; akin to Dan. alke, Icel. & Sw. alka.] (Zo["o]l.) A name given to various species of arctic sea birds of the family Alcid[ae]. The great auk, now extinct, is Alca impennis (or Plautus impennis) . The razor-billed auk is Alca torda. See Puffin, Guillemot, and Murre. [1913 Webster]