noun
Meaning 1
A fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
mollymawk
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noun
Meaning 2
Any of various similar seabirds, now especially an albatross of the genus Thalassarche.
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noun
Meaning 3
large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: albatross
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Broader terms: pelagic bird, oceanic bird
Narrower terms: wandering albatross, Diomedea exulans, black-footed albatross, gooney, gooney bird, goonie, goony, Diomedea nigripes
History
Etymology
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”).