Mollymawk

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Glutton \Glut"ton\, n. [OE. glotoun, glotun, F. glouton, fr. L.
     gluto, glutto. See {Glut}.]
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     1. One who eats voraciously, or to excess; a gormandizer.
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     2. Fig.: One who gluts himself.
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              Gluttons in murder, wanton to destroy. --Granville.
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     3. (Zool.) A carnivorous mammal ({Gulo gulo} formerly {Gulo
        luscus}), of the weasel family {Mustelid[ae]}, about the
        size of a large badger; called also {wolverine},
        {wolverene} and {carcajou}. It was formerly believed to be
        inordinately voracious, whence the name. It is a native of
        the northern parts of America, Europe, and Asia.
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     {Glutton bird} (Zool.), the giant fulmar ({Ossifraga
        gigantea}); -- called also {Mother Carey's goose}, and
        {mollymawk}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mollemoke \Mol"le*moke`\, n. [Sw. mallemucke the stormy petrel.]
     (Zool.)
     Any one of several species of large pelagic petrels and
     fulmars, as {Fulmarus glacialis}, of the North Atlantic, and
     several species of {Aestrelata}, of the Southern Ocean. See
     {Fulmar}. [Written also {mollymawk}, {malmock}, {mollemock},
     {mallemocke}, etc.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Molly-mawk \Mol"ly-mawk`\, n. (Zool.)
     See {Mollemoke}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mollymawk
       n : large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having
           long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight
           [syn: {albatross}]