Kittiwake

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Either of two gray gulls (Rissa tridactyla or R. brevirostris) of northern Atlantic regions, that winter on the open ocean and nest in colonies on sea cliffs.
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  • n. 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.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A northern gull (Rissa tridactyla), inhabiting the coasts of Europe and America. It is white, with black tips to the wings, and has only three toes.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A gull of the genus Rissa, family Laridæ, having the hind toe unusually short or rudimentary, the wings extremely long, a bill with an acute decurved tip, and peculiarly colored primaries.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. small pearl-grey gull of northern regions; nests on cliffs and has a rudimentary hind toe
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    gull    seagull    sea gull   
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