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mollymawk
(molly|mawk)
Pronunciation:
/ˈmɒlɪmɔːk/
noun
chiefly
Australian
/
NZ
an albatross.
Genus
Diomedea
, family
Diomedeidae
: several species, excluding the wandering and royal albatrosses
Origin:
late 17th century
: from Dutch
mallemok
, from
mal
'foolish' +
mok
'gull'
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