mallemuck
noun
mal·le·muck
\ˈmaləˌmək\
variants: less commonly
mollemock
\ˈmäləˌmäk\ ormollymawk
\ˈmälēˌmȯk\Definition of mallemuck
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: one of several large oceanic birds (as the fulmar or petrel)
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Origin and Etymology of mallemuck
Dutch mallemuk, mallemok, from mal silly (from Middle Dutch) + mok gull; akin to Middle Low German mal silly and to Old Norse mār gull — more at mew
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