"kittiwake" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kittiwakes [plural], kittiwake [plural]
Etymology: Originally Scots, imitative of the bird's call. Etymology templates: {{der|en|sco|-}} Scots, {{onomatopoeic|en|title=imitative}} imitative Head templates: {{en-noun|s|kittiwake}} kittiwake (plural kittiwakes or kittiwake)
  1. 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. Categories (lifeform): Gulls Synonyms: kittywake Derived forms: black-legged kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla (english: North Atlantic), red-legged kittiwake, Rissa brevirostris (english: North Pacific) Translations (kittiwake): gavineta (Catalan), ride [common-gender] (Danish), ryta [feminine] (Faroese), rita [feminine] (Faroese), kajava (Finnish), Dreizehenmöwe [feminine] (German), rita [feminine] (Icelandic), krykkje [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), krykkje [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), rytr [masculine] (Old Norse), мо́евка (mójevka) [feminine] (Russian)

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