kittiwake
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kittiwake
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Originally Scots, imitative of the bird's call.
noun kittiwakes · kittiwake · kittiewake · kittywake
- Either of two small gulls in the genus Rissa of the family Laridae that nest in colonies on sea cliffs and spend the winter on the open ocean.
- the black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), no other kittiwake being found in Europe.
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noun kittiwake
| Deutsch | Dreizehenmöwe |
|---|---|
| Русский | мо́евка mójevka |
Talk about this word "kittiwake." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kittiwake. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. kittiwake. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kittiwake "kittiwake." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kittiwake.Cite this
@misc{kittiwake_2026,
title = {kittiwake},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kittiwake},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
