Kittiwake
Sponsored by Anne RobbinsCame first in group 1015 in round 1 with 253 votesbeat Recalcitrant on 173 votesbeat Doodle on 134 votesbeat Blizzard on 68 votes
Came third in group 254 in round 2 with 199 votesbeaten by Higgledy-piggledy on 530 votesbeaten by Trollop on 312 votesbeat Sphagnum on 127 votes
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Originally Scots, imitative of the bird's call.
Noun[edit]
kittiwake (plural kittiwakes or kittiwake)
- 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.
Derived terms[edit]
- black-legged kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla (North Atlantic)
- red-legged kittiwake, Rissa brevirostris (North Pacific)
Translations[edit]
kittiwake
References[edit]
- kittiwake on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Rissa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Rissa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons