kittiwake

English

Red-legged kittiwake (Rissa brevirostris)

Alternative forms

kittywake

Etymology

Imitative of the bird's call.

Noun

kittiwake (plural kittiwakes or kittiwake)

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.

Derived terms

black-legged kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla (North Atlantic)
red-legged kittiwake, Rissa brevirostris (North Pacific)

Translations

kittiwake

Danish: ride (da) c
Faroese: ryta f, rita (fo) f
Finnish: kajava (fi)
Icelandic: rita (is) f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: krykkje m or f

Nynorsk: krykkje f

Old Norse: rytr m
Russian: мо́евка (ru) f (mójevka)

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