mollymawk

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
mollymawk
    n 1: large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having
         long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight [syn:
         {albatross}, {mollymawk}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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
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
Molly-mawk \Mol"ly-mawk`\, n. (Zool.)
   See {Mollemoke}.
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