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Kittiwake vs Tarrock - What's the difference?

kittiwake | tarrock |

As nouns the difference between kittiwake and tarrock

is that kittiwake is either of two small gulls in the genus rissa of the family laridae that nest in colonies on sea cliffs and spend the winter on the open ocean while tarrock is (northern scotland) a young kittiwake.

kittiwake

English

(wikipedia kittiwake) (Rissa)

Alternative forms

*

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Either of two small gulls in the genus Rissa of the family Laridae that nest in colonies on sea cliffs and spend the winter on the open ocean.

    • Derived terms

    * , Rissa tridactyla (North Atlantic) * , Rissa brevirostris (North Pacific)

    tarrock

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Northern Scotland) a young kittiwake.
  • (UK, dialect) The (common guillemot).
  • (UK, dialect) The common tern.
    • (Webster 1913)