mollymawk
See also: molly-mawk
English
Wikispecies
Etymology
Said to be from Dutch mallemok (“foolish gull”), from malle (“foolish”).
Noun
mollymawk (plural mollymawks)
- Any of a group of medium- to large-sized albatrosses in the genus Thalassarche.
- Similar birds of the genus Phoebetria.
Synonyms
- mallemuck (obsolete)