kittiwake

[ kit-ee-weyk ]

/ ˈkɪt iˌweɪk /

noun

either of two small, pearl-gray gulls of the genus Rissa, the black-legged R. tridactyla of the North Atlantic and the red-legged and red-billed R. brevirostris, of the Bering Sea, both nesting on narrow cliff ledges and having a rudimentary hind toe.

Origin of kittiwake

First recorded in 1655–65; imitative

Words nearby kittiwake

kitten heel, kittenish, kitten moth, Kittie, Kittikachorn, kittiwake, kittle, Kitt Peak National Observatory, Kittredge, kitty, kitty-cornered

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Example sentences from the Web for kittiwake

The Kittiwake is a much more oceanic bird than the Common Gull, and often wanders immense distances from land in quest of food.
British Sea Birds|Charles Dixon
Still more common than the glaucous gull in the lands of the High North is kryckian, the kittiwake.
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II|A.E. Nordenskieold
The nest of the Kittiwake is situated on ledges of maritime cliffs round our coast, and at the Farne Islands.
Birds' Nests, Eggs and Egg-Collecting|Richard Kearton
A very few sand-pipers were also seen, and now and then one or two glaucous, ivory, and kittiwake gulls.
Journal of the Third Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage|William Edward Parry

The kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) was much less numerous than the ivory gull.
The Popular Science Monthly, August, 1900|Various

British Dictionary definitions for kittiwake

kittiwake

/ (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

Word Origin for kittiwake

C17: of imitative origin

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单词	kittiwake
释义	kittiwake [ kit-ee-weyk ] / ˈkɪt iˌweɪk / noun either of two small, pearl-gray gulls of the genus Rissa, the black-legged R. tridactyla of the North Atlantic and the red-legged and red-billed R. brevirostris, of the Bering Sea, both nesting on narrow cliff ledges and having a rudimentary hind toe. Origin of kittiwake First recorded in 1655–65; imitative Words nearby kittiwake kitten heel, kittenish, kitten moth, Kittie, Kittikachorn, kittiwake, kittle, Kitt Peak National Observatory, Kittredge, kitty, kitty-cornered Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for kittiwake The Kittiwake is a much more oceanic bird than the Common Gull, and often wanders immense distances from land in quest of food. British Sea Birds\|Charles Dixon Still more common than the glaucous gull in the lands of the High North is kryckian, the kittiwake. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II\|A.E. Nordenskieold The nest of the Kittiwake is situated on ledges of maritime cliffs round our coast, and at the Farne Islands. Birds' Nests, Eggs and Egg-Collecting\|Richard Kearton A very few sand-pipers were also seen, and now and then one or two glaucous, ivory, and kittiwake gulls. Journal of the Third Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage\|William Edward Parry The kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) was much less numerous than the ivory gull. The Popular Science Monthly, August, 1900\|Various British Dictionary definitions for kittiwake kittiwake / (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 Word Origin for kittiwake C17: of imitative origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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