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Definition: Alca


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.[Wordnet].
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"Alca" is a common misspelling or typo for: Alma, Alfa, Alva, Alga, Alco, Alcoa.

Date "Alca" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Domain	Definition
Aerospace	1: Aft Load Control Assembly. (references)
	2: Automatic Level Control Assembly. (references)
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Expressions	Definition
Alca torda	Black-and-white northern Atlantic auk having a compressed sharp-edged bill. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Alca	Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
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The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
ALCA	English	American Leather Chemists Association	N/A
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Alca can refer to:

Aero L-159 Alca (Advanced Light Combat Aircraft)
Alca, a genus of birds with the Razorbill as only living species.
The Free Trade Area of the Americas, known as Área de Libre Comercio de las Américas in Spanish, and Área de Livre Comércio das Américas in Portuguese.
The Professional Landcare Network, previously known as the Associated Landscape Contractors of America.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Alca". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: Alca
Topics sorted by level of Interest	Level (1=low, 600=high)	Topics sorted Alphabetically	Level (1=low, 600=high)
Aero L-159 Alca	13	Aero L-159 Alca	13
Alca	2	Alca	2
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

"Alca" is a common misspelling or typo for: Alma, Alfa, Alva, Alga, Alco, Alcoa.

Synonyms: Alca
Position	Synonyms (sorted by strength)
Noun	larva. Consider also: grub, caterpillar.
Expression	genus Alca.
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