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kittiwakes

kittiwakes is the plural of kittiwake.

Meaning of kittiwake

Noun

kittiwake (plural kittiwakes or kittiwake)

  1. 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.
  2. (Ireland, UK) the black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), no other kittiwake being found in Europe.

Phrases with kittiwakes

Questions about kittiwakes

What is kittiwakes the plural of?
Kittiwakes is the plural of kittiwake.

Words near kittiwakes in the dictionary

  1. Kittitas
  2. Kittitas County
  3. Kittitian
  4. Kittitians
  5. kittiwake
  6. kittiwakes
  7. kittle
  8. kittle cattle
  9. kittle of fish
  10. kittled
  11. kittlepins

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