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Definition of Garefowl

Garefowl
Garefowl Gare"fowl`, n. (Zo["o]l.) The great auk; also, the razorbill. See Auk. [Written also gairfowl, and gurfel.]

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- or Garefowl: Its history, archaeology, and remains. Thomas C. Jack, London. ISBN 978-0665066245. Parkin, Thomas (1894). The Great Auk, or Garefowl. J...
- refuges for the flightless bird the great auk (which was also called "garefowl" — "geirfugl" in Icelandic). In a volcanic eruption in 1830 this rock submerged...
- the now extinct great auk (garefowl). On the east side of the island there is a rock ledge called Gorfuglarókin "Garefowl Ledge", and written sources...
- Penguin (Funk) Island. In earlier times, the great auk was also known as the garefowl, from the Norse, "geirfugl". In the early 16th century, Europeans were...
- archipelago, that he and his father-in-law with another man had caught a "garefowl," noticing its little wings and the large white spot on its head. They...
- descriptions of the history, ecology, habits and distribution of the "garefowl" (an old English name), a great many illustrationsoften dating back...