kittiwake (redirected from Rissa (genus))

kit·ti·wake  (kt-wk)

n.

Either of two gray gulls (Rissa tridactyla or R. brevirostris) of northern Atlantic regions, that winter on the open ocean and nest in colonies on sea cliffs.

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[Perhaps imitative of its cry.]

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kittiwake [ˈkɪtɪˌweɪk]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) either of two oceanic gulls of the genus Rissa, esp R. tridactyla, having a white plumage with pale grey black-tipped wings and a square-cut tail

[of imitative origin]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

kittiwake - small pearl-grey gull of northern regions; nests on cliffs and has a rudimentary hind toe sea gull, seagull, gull - mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs genus Rissa, Rissa - a genus of Laridae

Translations

kittiwake [ˈkɪtɪweɪk] N → gaviota f tridáctila, gavina f

kittiwake

n → Dreizehenmöwe f

kittiwake [ˈkɪtɪˌweɪk] n → gabbiano tridattilo