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kittywake

kittywake is the alternative form 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.

Forms of kittywake

pluralkittywakes

Questions about kittywake

What is kittywake the alternative form of?
Kittywake is the alternative form of kittiwake.

Words near kittywake in the dictionary

  1. kittycorners
  2. kittysol
  3. kittysoll
  4. kittysolls
  5. kittysols
  6. kittywake
  7. kittywakes
  8. kittywampus
  9. kittywumpus
  10. Kituba
  11. kitul

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