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KITTIWAKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does kittiwake mean?
• KITTIWAKE (noun)
The noun KITTIWAKE has 1 sense:
1. small pearl-grey gull of northern regions; nests on cliffs and has a rudimentary hind toe
Familiarity information: KITTIWAKE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small pearl-grey gull of northern regions; nests on cliffs and has a rudimentary hind toe
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("kittiwake" is a kind of...):
gull; sea gull; seagull (mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs)
Holonyms ("kittiwake" is a member of...):
genus Rissa; Rissa (a genus of Laridae)
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