English Explanatory Dictionary

kittiwake

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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. the black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), no other kittiwake being found in Europe.

Word forms

kittiwake kittiwakes kittiewake kittywake

Etymology

Originally Scots, imitative of the bird's call.

Synonyms

kitty

Derived words

black-legged kittiwake Rissa tridactyla red-legged kittiwake Rissa brevirostris

Translations

Catalan: gavineta Danish: ride Faroese: ryta Faroese: rita Finnish: kajava German: Dreizehenmöwe Icelandic: rita Norwegian Bokmål: krykkje Norwegian Nynorsk: krykkje Russian: мо́евка Ottoman Turkish: مارتی
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