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Kittiwake

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Noun
  1. 1
    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.
  2. 2
    small pearl-grey gull of northern regions; nests on cliffs and has a rudimentary hind toe wordnet
  3. 3
    the black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), no other kittiwake being found in Europe. Ireland, UK

Etymology

Originally Scots, imitative of the bird's call.

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