kittiwake

kittiwake
[ˈkɪtɪweɪk]
noun
  1. a small gull that nests in colonies on sea cliffs, having a loud call that resembles its name
    三趾鸥
  2. Genus Rissa, family Laridae: two species, in particular the black-legged Rissa tridactyla of the North Atlantic and North Pacific
    鸥属,鸥科:2种,尤指北大西洋和北太平洋的黑腿三趾鸥
语源
  1. early 17th cent. (originally Scots): imitative of its call
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