mollymawk

n. 大海鸟(泛指海燕、信天翁等海洋鸟)

词形变化

mollymawks 复数 mollymawks

别名

mollemock mollemoke molly-mawk malmock mallemocke mallemoke

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis).

  2. 2.

    Any of various similar seabirds, now especially an albatross of the genus Thalassarche.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

albatross

下位词 5

gooney gooney bird goonie goony wandering albatross

相关短语

black-browed mollymawk

词源

Ultimately from Dutch mallemok (from malle (“foolish”)), probably influenced by German Mallemucke. Compare Japanese 信天翁(あほうどり) (ahōdori, “albatross, foolish bird”).

来源：wiktionary