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kittiwake in British English
(ˈkɪtɪˌweɪk)
noun
either of two oceanic gulls of the genus Rissa, esp R. tridactyla, having a white plumage with pale grey black-tipped wings and a square-cut tail
Also called: hackletWord origin
C17: of imitative originkittiwake in American English
(ˈkɪtɪˌweɪk)
nounWord forms: plural ˈkittiˌwakes or ˈkittiˌwake
any of a genus (Rissa) of small gulls of the northern oceans, that nest in cliffs and have a short or rudimentary hind toe
Word origin
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