mollymawk
1 synonym for mollymawk, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A seabird known as the fulmar.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
Mollymawk ultimately comes from Dutch mallemok, itself from malle (“foolish”), probably influenced by German Mallemucke. Compare Japanese 信天翁(あほうどり) (ahōdori, “albatross, foolish bird”).
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