alcidine

English

Adjective

alcidine (comparative more alcidine, superlative most alcidine)

1. Resembling or characteristic of an auk.
   • 2022, Fannie Hurst, Star-Dust: A Story of an American Girl:

     He reminded Lilly of a great auk, something alcidine in the thin cheeks with the mouth cutting so widely toward the ears.

Related terms

• alcid