mollymawk

See also: molly-mawk

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

Said to be from Dutch mallemok (“foolish gull”), from malle (“foolish”).

Noun

mollymawk (plural mollymawks)

  1. Any of a group of medium- to large-sized albatrosses in the genus Thalassarche.
  2. Similar birds of the genus Phoebetria.

Synonyms
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