mollymawk
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Mollymawk — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves … Wikipedia
mollymawk — Glutton Glut ton, n. [OE. glotoun, glotun, F. glouton, fr. L. gluto, glutto. See {Glut}.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who eats voraciously, or to excess; a gormandizer. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: One who gluts himself. [1913 Webster] Gluttons in murder,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mollymawk — Mollemoke Mol le*moke , n. [Sw. mallemucke the stormy petrel.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of large pelagic petrels and fulmars, as {Fulmarus glacialis}, of the North Atlantic, and several species of {[AE]strelata}, of the Southern… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mollymawk Island — (54°1′S 37°19′W / 54.017°S 37.317°W / 54.017; 37.317) is a small, tussock covered island lying between Seaward Rock and Crescent Island in the north part of the … Wikipedia
mollymawk — /mol ee mawk /, n. any of various oceanic birds, as the fulmar or albatross. Also, mallemuck, mollymoke. [1685 95; < D mallemok, equiv. to malle, var. of mal foolish + mok < Norw mak MEW2] * * * … Universalium
mollymawk — n. (also known as an albatross) large sea bird … English contemporary dictionary
mollymawk — noun chiefly Austral./NZ an albatross. Origin C17: from Du. mallemok, from mal foolish + mok gull … English new terms dictionary
mollymawk — mol•ly•mawk [[t]ˈmɒl iˌmɔk[/t]] n. orn any of various medium sized tube nosed seabirds, as the fulmar and, in Australian and New Zealand waters, the smaller species of albatross • Etymology: 1685–95; < D mallemok=malle, var. of mal foolish… … From formal English to slang
mollymawk — /ˈmɒlimɔk/ (say moleemawk) noun any of various albatrosses. Also, mallemuck …
mollymawk — n. (also mallemuck) any of various small kinds of albatross or similar birds. Etymology: Du. mallemok f. mal foolish + mok gull … Useful english dictionary
