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mallemuck

noun
mal·​le·​muck | \ ˈmaləˌmək\
variants: or less commonly mollemock \ ˈmäləˌmäk \ or mollymawk \ ˈmälēˌmȯk \
plural -s

Definition of mallemuck

: one of several large oceanic birds (as the fulmar or petrel)

History and Etymology for 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

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