mollymawk

See also: molly-mawk

English

Etymology

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

Noun

mollymawk (plural mollymawks)

Any of a group of medium- to large-sized albatrosses in the genus Thalassarche.
Any of the similar, related sooty albatrosses (Phoebetria spp.).

Synonyms

mallemuck (obsolete)

Derived terms

black-browed mollymawk (Thalassarche melanophris

References

mollymawk on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Diomedeidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Diomedeidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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