mallemuck
noun
mal·le·muck
ˈmaləˌmək
variants or less commonly mollemock or mollymawk
ˈmäləˌmäk
ˈmälēˌmȯk
plural -s
: one of several large oceanic birds (as the fulmar or petrel)
Word History
Etymology
Dutch mallemuk, mallemok, from mal silly (from Middle Dutch) + mok gull; akin to Middle Low German mal silly and to Old Norse mār gull