mollemoke
mollemoke noun: any of several species of large pelagic petrels and fulmars, such as Fulmarus glacialis of the North Atlantic and several species of Pterodroma of the Southern Ocean.
Noun
mollemoke (plural mollemokes)
- Any of several species of large pelagic petrels and fulmars, such as Fulmarus glacialis of the North Atlantic and several species of Pterodroma of the Southern Ocean.
- Ivory gulls and mollemokes were seen farther on. They did not lose sight of the birds after this, as far as they went. The ivory gulls flew very high, but the mollemokes alit, and fed on the water, flying over it well out to sea, as we had seen them do in Baffin Bay.1877, Daid Murray Smith, Arctic Expeditions from British and Foreign Shores
- Synonyms:
- northern fulmar, Arctic fulmar, fulmar, gadfly petrel
Synonyms of mollemoke
- northern fulmar
- Arctic fulmar
- fulmar
- gadfly petrel
Forms of mollemoke
| plural | mollemokes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | malmock |
| alternative form | mallemocke |
| alternative form | mallemoke |
| alternative form | mollemock |
| alternative form | mollymawk |
| alternative form | molly-mawk |
Origin of mollemoke
Borrowed from Swedish mallemucke (“stormy petrel”).
Questions about mollemoke
- What does mollemoke mean?
- Mollemoke means any of several species of large pelagic petrels and fulmars, such as Fulmarus glacialis of the North Atlantic and several species of Pterodroma of the Southern Ocean.
- What part of speech is mollemoke?
- Mollemoke is a noun.
- What is the plural of mollemoke?
- The plural of mollemoke is mollemokes.
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