Nota: La traducción de esta entrada está actualmente en revisión de calidad, por lo que parte del contenido se muestra temporalmente solo en inglés.
Esta entrada aún no se ha traducido a tu idioma, así que se muestra el original a continuación.
alcid
This term is primarily used in ornithological and biological contexts to categorize a specific group of diving birds. It carries a technical, scientific register and is rarely encountered in casual conversation, where more specific names like puffin or auk are preferred.
Because it refers to a biological family, the word functions as a taxonomic label. It describes birds with a specialized morphology for an aquatic lifestyle, emphasizing the evolutionary link between various species of the Alcidae family.