mollymawk

See also: molly-mawk

English

Etymology

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

Noun

mollymawk (plural mollymawks)

1. Any of a group of medium- to large-sized albatrosses in the genus Thalassarche.
2. 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