Definition of Kitiwake

Definition of Kitiwake

Kit"ti*wake (-t&ibreve;*wāk), n. (Zoöl.) A northern gull (Rissa tridactyla), inhabiting the coasts of Europe and America. It is white, with black tips to the wings, and has but three toes.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Either of two small gulls (Rissa tridactyla or R. brevirostris) of the North Atlantic that nest in colonies on sea cliffs and spend the winter on the open ocean.

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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