kittiwake
English
Wikispecies
Red-legged kittiwake (Rissa brevirostris)
Alternative forms
- kittywake
Etymology
Imitative of the bird's call.
Noun
kittiwake (plural kittiwakes or kittiwake)
- 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.
Derived terms
- black-legged kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla (North Atlantic)
- red-legged kittiwake, Rissa brevirostris (North Pacific)
Translations
kittiwake
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