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kittiwake
 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun kittiwake has 1 sense
  1. kittiwake - small pearl-gray gull of northern regions; nests on cliffs and has a rudimentary hind toe
    --1 is a kind of     gull, seagull, sea gull
    --1 is a member of Rissa, genus Rissa

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Kittiwake

Noun:

  1. A small, gregarious gull (Rissa tridactyla) that breeds in large colonies on cliffs and is found in northern coastal regions.

Example sentences:

  • The kittiwake gracefully soared above the ocean waves.
  • The population of kittiwakes has been steadily declining in recent years.

Adjective:

  1. Pertaining or related to the kittiwake gull.

Example sentence:

  • The biologist studied the kittiwake population dynamics.

Verb:

  1. To mimic the call or behavior of a kittiwake gull.

Example sentence:

  • The children giggled as they tried to kittiwake one another.

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