kittiwake
/ˈkɪtɪweɪk/noun
1- a small gull that nests in colonies on sea cliffs, having a loud call that resembles its name三趾鸥。
1.1
- Genus Rissa, family Laridae: two species, in particular the black-legged Rissa tridactyla of the North Atlantic and North Pacific.鸥属, 鸥科：2种, 尤指北大西洋和北太平洋的黑腿三趾鸥。
词源
early 17th cent. (originally Scots)： imitative of its call.