пингвин

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пингви́н • (pingvín) m (relational adjective пингви́нов, diminutive пингви́нче)

пингви́н (canonical)
pingvín (romanization)
пингви́нов (adjective relational)
пингви́нче (diminutive)
пингви́н (indefinite singular)
пингви́ни (indefinite plural)
пингви́нът (definite singular subjective)
пингви́ните (definite plural subjective)
пингви́на (definite objective singular)
пингви́ните (definite objective plural)
пингви́на (count-form plural)
пингви́не (singular vocative)
пингви́ни (plural vocative)

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пингви́н</voc:~е>

Borrowed from English pinguin (obsolete pronunciation), called after the now extinct alcid bird Pinguinus impennis (great auk), which shared physical resemblance with the true penguins from the South hemisphere, first encountered in 19 century.

penguin (flightless seabird of order Sphenisciformes)


албатрос

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албатро́с • (albatrós) m

албатро́с (canonical)
albatrós (romanization)
албатро́с (indefinite singular)
албатро́си (indefinite plural)
албатро́сът (definite singular subjective)
албатро́сите (definite plural subjective)
албатро́са (definite objective singular)
албатро́сите (definite objective plural)
албатро́са (count-form plural)
албатро́се (singular vocative)
албатро́си (plural vocative)

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албатро́с<(v)>

Borrowed from English albatross or German Albatros, from Spanish alcatraz (“[the] diver; pelican, gannet”), of Arabic origin.

der

albatross (seabird of genus Diomedeidae)


чайка

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ча́йка • (čájka) f (relational adjective ча́йков)

ча́йка (canonical)
čájka (romanization)
ча́йков (adjective relational)
ча́йка (indefinite singular)
ча́йки (indefinite plural)
ча́йката (definite singular)
ча́йките (definite plural)
ча́йко (singular vocative)
ча́йки (plural vocative)

From Proto-Slavic *čajьka, from onomatopoeia of cry ча-ча (ča-ča). Compare Latvian kaija (“mew gull”), Estonian kajakas (“gull”).

seagull, seamew (seabird of family Laridae)

черногла́ва ча́йка

Mediterranean gull, Larus melanocephalus; literally: black-headed gull

дългоклю́на ча́йка

slender-bill gull, Chroicocephalus genei


фрегата

фрега́та • (fregáta) f (relational adjective фрега́тов)

фрега́та (canonical)
fregáta (romanization)
фрега́тов (adjective relational)
фрега́та (indefinite singular)
фрега́ти (indefinite plural)
фрега́тата (definite singular)
фрега́тите (definite plural)
фрега́то (singular vocative)
фрега́ти (plural vocative)

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фрега́та<(v)>

Transliteration of French frégate, from the same origin as Etymology 1. Named so by the French naturalist Jean-Baptiste du Tertre.

frigatebird (seabird of family Fregatidae)

великоле́пна фрега́та

magnificent frigatebird, Fregata magnificens


пеликан

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пелика́н • (pelikán) m

пелика́н (canonical)
pelikán (romanization)
пелика́н (indefinite singular)
пелика́ни (indefinite plural)
пелика́нът (definite singular subjective)
пелика́ните (definite plural subjective)
пелика́на (definite objective singular)
пелика́ните (definite objective plural)
пелика́на (count-form plural)
пелика́не (singular vocative)
пелика́ни (plural vocative)

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пелика́н<(v)>

Via a Western language, ultimately from Ancient Greek πελεκάν (pelekán, “axe-bill”) (whence Latin pelecānus).

der

ро́зов пелика́н

great white pelican, rosy pelican, Pelecanus onocrotalus

австрали́йски пелика́н

Australian pelican, Pelecanus conspicillatus


алка

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а́лка • (álka) f

а́лка (canonical)
álka (romanization)
а́лка (indefinite singular)
а́лки (indefinite plural)
а́лката (definite singular)
а́лките (definite plural)
а́лко (singular vocative)
а́лки (plural vocative)

Ultimately from Old Norse alka (“seabird with dark plumage”), back-formed from the scientific name Alcae (“auks”).

der

more generally any alcid (seabird of family Alcidae)


гагарка

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гага́рка • (gagárka) f

гага́рка (canonical)
gagárka (romanization)
гага́рка (indefinite singular)
гага́рки (indefinite plural)
гага́рката (definite singular)
гага́рките (definite plural)
гага́рке (singular vocative)
гага́рки (plural vocative)

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гага́рка<(v)>

Of imitative origin from the cry гар-гар (gar-gar) + -ка (-ka).

auk (seabird of family Alcidae), particularly razorbill auk (Alca torda)


скуа

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ску́а • (skúa) f

ску́а (canonical)
skúa (romanization)
ску́а (indefinite singular)
ску́и (indefinite plural)
ску́ата (definite singular)
ску́ите (definite plural)
ску́о (singular vocative)
ску́и (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Faroese skúgvur, from Old Norse skúfr, of imitative origin.

Stercorarius skua
Stercorarius skua#Translingual


рибарка

риба́рка • (ribárka) f

риба́рка (canonical)
ribárka (romanization)
риба́рка (indefinite singular)
риба́рки (indefinite plural)
риба́рката (definite singular)
риба́рките (definite plural)
риба́рке (singular vocative)
риба́рки (plural vocative)

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риба́рка<(v)>


буревестник

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буреве́стник

буреве́стник • (burevéstnik) m

буреве́стник (canonical)
burevéstnik (romanization)
буреве́стник (indefinite singular)
буреве́стници (indefinite plural)
буреве́стникът (definite singular subjective)
буреве́стниците (definite plural subjective)
буреве́стника (definite objective singular)
буреве́стниците (definite objective plural)
буреве́стника (count-form plural)
буреве́стнико (singular vocative)
буреве́стници (plural vocative)

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буреве́стник<(v)>

бу́ря (búrja, “storm”) + -е- (-e-) + ве́стник (véstnik, “messenger”)

обикнове́н буреве́стник

Manx shearwater, common shearwater (Puffinus puffinus)

жълтоклю́н буреве́стник

Scopoli's shearwater (Calonectris diomedea)


гларус

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гла́рус • (glárus) m

гла́рус (canonical)
glárus (romanization)
гла́рус (indefinite singular)
гла́руси (indefinite plural)
гла́русът (definite singular subjective)
гла́русите (definite plural subjective)
гла́руса (definite objective singular)
гла́русите (definite objective plural)
гла́руса (count-form plural)
гла́русе (singular vocative)
гла́руси (plural vocative)

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гла́рус<(v)>

Borrowed from Greek γλάρος (gláros, “gull”).

bor+

Larus argentatus
Larus argentatus#Translingual


вълнолюбка

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вълнолю́бка • (vǎlnoljúbka) f

вълнолю́бка (canonical)
vǎlnoljúbka (romanization)
буреве́стник (indefinite singular)
буреве́стници (indefinite plural)
буреве́стникът (definite singular subjective)
буреве́стниците (definite plural subjective)
буреве́стника (definite objective singular)
буреве́стниците (definite objective plural)
буреве́стника (count-form plural)
буреве́стнико (singular vocative)
буреве́стници (plural vocative)

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буреве́стник<(v)>

вълна́ (vǎlná, “storm”) + -о- (-o-) + люб (ljub, “love”) + -ка (-ka)

compound

storm petrel (seabird of family Hydrobatidae)


морелетник

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мореле́тников

мореле́тник • (morelétnik) m (relational adjective мореле́тников)

мореле́тник (canonical)
morelétnik (romanization)
мореле́тников (adjective relational)
мореле́тник (indefinite singular)
мореле́тници (indefinite plural)
мореле́тникът (definite singular subjective)
мореле́тниците (definite plural subjective)
мореле́тника (definite objective singular)
мореле́тниците (definite objective plural)
мореле́тника (count-form plural)
мореле́тнико (singular vocative)
мореле́тници (plural vocative)

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мореле́тник<(v)>

море́ (moré, “sea”) + ле́тник (létnik, “flyer”)

голя́м мореле́тник

pomarine jaeger, Stercorarius pomarinus; literally: great sea-flyer

ма́лък мореле́тник

long-tailed jaeger, Stercorarius longicaudus; literally: small sea-flyer

jaeger, skua (seabird of genus Stercorarius)


тъпоклюн

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тъпоклю́н • (tǎpokljún) m

тъпоклю́н (canonical)
tǎpokljún (romanization)
тъпоклю́н (indefinite singular)
тъпоклю́ни (indefinite plural)
тъпоклю́нът (definite singular subjective)
тъпоклю́ните (definite plural subjective)
тъпоклю́на (definite objective singular)
тъпоклю́ните (definite objective plural)
тъпоклю́на (count-form plural)
тъпоклю́не (singular vocative)
тъпоклю́ни (plural vocative)

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тъпоклю́н<(v)>

From тъп (tǎp, “dull, blunt”) + -о- (-o-) + клюн (kljun, “beak”), short for тъпоклю́на ка́йра (tǎpokljúna kájra, “blunt-billed auk”).


кайра

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ка́йра • (kájra) f (relational adjective ка́йров)

ка́йра (canonical)
kájra (romanization)
ка́йров (adjective relational)
ка́йра (indefinite singular)
ка́йри (indefinite plural)
ка́йрата (definite singular)
ка́йрите (definite plural)
ка́йро (singular vocative)
ка́йри (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Russian ка́йра (kájra), of Finnic origin.

guillemot, murre (seabird of genus Uria)


корморан

кормора́н • (kormorán) m (relational adjective кормора́нов)

кормора́н (canonical)
kormorán (romanization)
кормора́нов (adjective relational)
кормора́н (indefinite singular)
кормора́ни (indefinite plural)
кормора́нът (definite singular subjective)
кормора́ните (definite plural subjective)
кормора́на (definite objective singular)
кормора́ните (definite objective plural)
кормора́на (count-form plural)
кормора́не (singular vocative)
кормора́ни (plural vocative)

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кормора́н<(v)>

Audio

Borrowed from French cormoran, a clipping of Latin corvus marīnus (“sea craw”).

cormorant (seabird of genus Phalacrocorax)

ма́лък кормора́н

pygmy cormorant, Phalacrocorax aristotelis


рибояд

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рибоя́д • (ribojád) m (relational adjective рибоя́дов)

рибоя́д (canonical)
ribojád (romanization)
рибоя́дов (adjective relational)
рибоя́д (indefinite singular)
рибоя́ди (indefinite plural)
рибоя́дът (definite singular subjective)
рибоя́дите (definite plural subjective)
рибоя́да (definite objective singular)
рибоя́дите (definite objective plural)
рибоя́да (count-form plural)
рибоя́де (singular vocative)
рибоя́ди (plural vocative)

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рибоя́д<(v)>

ри́ба (ríba, “fish”) + -о- (-o-) + яд (jad, “eat”)

бял рибоя́д

northern gannet, Morus bassanus; literally: white fish-eater


крея

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кре́я • (kréja) f

кре́я (canonical)
kréja (romanization)
кре́я (indefinite singular)
кре́и (indefinite plural)
кре́ята (definite singular)
кре́ите (definite plural)
кре́йо (singular vocative)
кре́и (plural vocative)

From Proto-Slavic *krěja /*kraja, cognate with Serbo-Croatian кре́ја (“jay, shriek”). Probably of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Russian кра́чка (kráčka, “tern”).

(dialectal) type of seabird
tern (genus Sterna)

(dialectal) type of seabird
seagull, mew (genus Larus)

(in Western dialects) gannet, booby (genus Morus)

type of seabird
gannet, booby (genus Morus)


фаетон

фаето́н • (faetón) m (relational adjective фаето́нов)

фаето́н (canonical)
faetón (romanization)
фаето́нов (adjective relational)
фаето́н (indefinite singular)
фаето́ни (indefinite plural)
фаето́нът (definite singular subjective)
фаето́ните (definite plural subjective)
фаето́на (definite objective singular)
фаето́ните (definite objective plural)
фаето́на (count-form plural)
фаето́не (singular vocative)
фаето́ни (plural vocative)

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фаето́н<(v)>

From the scientific name of the family Phaethon, a transliteration of Ancient Greek φᾰέθων (phăéthōn, “radiant, shining”).

белоопаша́т фаето́н

white-tailed tropicbird, Phaethon lepturus

червеноклю́н фаето́н

red-billed tropicbird, Phaethon aethereus

червеноопаша́т фаето́н

red-tailed tropicbird, Phaethon aethereus

tropicbird (pelagic seabird of family Phaethontidae)