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Meaning of Kittiwake | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية طائر النّورس
Cymraeg gwylan goesddu
Deutsch Dreizehenmöwe
Suomi kaija kajava

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Kittle kittle cattle kittle of fish kittlepins Kittles Kittleson

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