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Kittiwake


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Came first in group 1015 in round 1 with 253 votes

beat Recalcitrant on 173 votes
beat Doodle on 134 votes
beat Blizzard on 68 votes


Came third in group 254 in round 2 with 199 votes

beaten by Higgledy-piggledy on 530 votes
beaten by Trollop on 312 votes
beat Sphagnum on 127 votes



English[edit]

red-legged kittiwake (Rissa brevirostris)

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Etymology[edit]

Originally Scots, imitative of the bird's call.

Noun[edit]

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.

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