mollymawk

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis).
  2. Any of various similar seabirds, now especially an albatross of the genus Thalassarche.
    — She chatters, mainly to Simon, pointing out a circling mollymawk, a line of shags winging away from Maukiekie, a penguin that surfaces not far from the boat.

词形变化

mollymawks plural mollemock alternative mollemoke alternative molly-mawk alternative malmock alternative mallemocke alternative mallemoke alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
black-browed mollymawk (Thalassarche melanophris molly
相关词
mollyhawk

词源

Ultimately from Dutch mallemok (from malle (“foolish”)), probably influenced by German Mallemucke. Compare Japanese 信天翁(あほうどり) (ahōdori, “albatross, foolish bird”).
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