kittiwake

n. 三趾鸥

词形变化

kittiwakes 复数 kittiwakes

别名

kittiewake kittywake

释义与例句

n.
  1. 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. 2.

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

    爱尔兰 英国

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

seagull gull

相关短语

black-legged kittiwake 三趾鸥

词源

Originally Scots, imitative of the bird's call.

来源：wiktionary