dovekie

noun
/ˈdʌvki/

Etymology

From dove + -ock + -ie, a double diminutive.

  1. inherited from *dūbǭ
  2. inherited from *dūbā
  3. inherited from *dūfe
  4. inherited from douve
  5. suffixed as dovekie — “dove + ock

Definitions

  1. A small black and white seabird, of the genus Alle, of the north Atlantic

    A small black and white seabird, of the genus Alle, of the north Atlantic; the little auk.

The neighborhood

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