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kittiwake — [kit′i wāk΄] n. pl. kittiwakes or kittiwake [echoic of its cry] any of a genus (Rissa) of small gulls of the northern oceans, that nest in cliffs and have a short or rudimentary hind toe … English World dictionary
Kittiwake — Kit ti*wake (k[i^]t t[i^]*w[=a]k), n. (Zo[ o]l.) A northern gull ({Rissa tridactyla}), inhabiting the coasts of Europe and America. It is white, with black tips to the wings, and has only three toes. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kittiwake — ► NOUN ▪ a small gull that nests in colonies on sea cliffs and has a loud call that resembles its name … English terms dictionary
Kittiwake — Taxobox name = Kittiwakes image width = 240px image caption = Black legged Kittiwakes, Rissa tridactyla , nesting on the Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Charadriiformes familia = Laridae … Wikipedia
kittiwake — /kit ee wayk /, n. 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 … Universalium
Kittiwake — tripirštis kiras statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Rissa tridactyla angl. Kittiwake vok. Dreizehenmöwe … Paukščių anatomijos terminai
kittiwake — noun Etymology: imitative Date: 1661 either of two cliff nesting gulls (Rissa tridactyla and R. brevirostris) that winter on the open ocean … New Collegiate Dictionary
kittiwake — noun 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 … Wiktionary
kittiwake — Type of gull … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
kittiwake — n. small pearl gray gull that nests on narrow sea cliffs … English contemporary dictionary
kittiwake — [ kɪtɪweɪk] noun a small gull that nests in colonies on sea cliffs and has a loud call resembling its name. [Rissa tridactyla.] … English new terms dictionary
