rotche

noun

The little auk, auklet, dovekie, or sea-dove, Mergulus alle or Alle nigricans. See Mergulus, Alle, and cut under dovekie. Also rotchie.

noun

A very small arctic sea bird (Mergulus alle, or Alle alle) common on both coasts of the Atlantic in winter; — called also little auk, dovekie, rotch, rotchie, and sea dove.

noun

A bird, the little auk.