kittiwake
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Originally Scots, imitative of the bird's call.
Noun edit
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 edit
- black-legged kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla (North Atlantic)
- red-legged kittiwake, Rissa brevirostris (North Pacific)
Translations edit
kittiwake
References edit
- kittiwake on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Rissa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Rissa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons