mollyhawk

British

/ ˈmɒlɪˌhɔːk /

noun

the juvenile of the southern black-backed gull ( Larus dominicanus )

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From July to October the men get a great number of eaglet, penguin, and mollyhawk eggs—all sea-fowl.

From Three Years in Tristan da Cunha by Barrow, Katherine Mary

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