Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of Laridæ, having the hind toe rudimentary or very small; the kittiwakes.
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Laridae — thekittiwakes .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a genus of Laridae
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Examples
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I grinned, recalling Rissa's efforts to get me to saw it.
The Death of Chaos Modesitt, L. E. 1995
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a place called Rissa (Num., xxxiii, 21), and by Epiphanius and by
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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Werrna opened her mouth to argue, but the expression on Rissa’s face stopped her.
Promise of the Wolves Dorothy Hearst 2008
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Werrna opened her mouth to argue, but the expression on Rissa’s face stopped her.
Promise of the Wolves Dorothy Hearst 2008
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Werrna opened her mouth to argue, but the expression on Rissa’s face stopped her.
Promise of the Wolves Dorothy Hearst 2008
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How could Louise Martin or Nerissa "Rissa" Russell make educated guesses about the possibly symbolic meaning of a cattle horn or sheep’s tibia unless they had a chance to see exactly where it had been deposited on the floor of a mud-brick house?
The Goddess and the Bull MICHAEL BALTER 2005
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At the head of the convoy, he said, was Tuareg rebel leader Rissa ag Boula, a native of Niger who led a failed war of independence on behalf of ethnic Tuareg nomads a decade ago.
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At the head of the convoy, he said, was Tuareg rebel leader Rissa ag Boula, a native of Niger who led a failed war of independence on behalf of ethnic Tuareg nomads a decade ago.
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Rissa on Jul 26, 2008 oh I loved that book I cant wait for the movie I have all Nicholas Sparks books!!! snowy on Jul 31, 2008
Diane Lane and Richard Gere in Nights in Rodanthe « FirstShowing.net 2008
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A number of arctic marine mammal and bird species are circumpolar, and are represented by several populations and even subspecies (e.g., the bowhead whale, walrus, bearded seal, ringed seal, herring gull (Larus argentatus), glaucous gull (L. hyperboreus), and kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)).
Management and conservation of marine mammals and seabirds in the Arctic 2009
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