KITTIWAKE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Small pearl-grey gull of northern regions; nests on cliffs and has a rudimentary hind toe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("kittiwake" is a kind of...):

gull; sea gull; seagull (mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs)

Holonyms ("kittiwake" is a member of...):

genus Rissa; Rissa (a genus of Laridae)

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