kittiwake en · NOUN
Etymology
Originally Scots, imitative of the bird's call.
Meanings
- 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.
- (Ireland, UK) the black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), no other kittiwake being found in Europe.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| kittiwake | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| kittywake | alternative | lexicographic | |
| kittiwakes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| kittiewake | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Rissa tridactyla · Rissa brevirostris · red-legged kittiwake · black-legged kittiwake
Synonyms
Translations (17)
ru мо́евка (kittiwake) · non rytr (Rissa tridactyla) · da ride (kittiwake) · nn krykkje (Rissa tridactyla) · fo rita (kittiwake) · nb krykkje (Rissa tridactyla) · nl drieteenmeeuw (Rissa tridactyla) · ca gavineta (kittiwake) · cy gwylan goesddu (Rissa tridactyla) · nn krykkje (kittiwake) · nb krykkje (kittiwake) · fi kajava (kittiwake) · fo ryta (kittiwake) · nl drieteenmeeuw (kittiwake) · is rita (kittiwake) · de Dreizehenmöwe (kittiwake) · ota مارتی (kittiwake)