Kittlitz's murrelet

noun

Kitt·​litz's murrelet

ˈkitlə̇ts(ə̇z)-

: a murrelet (Brachyramphus brevirostre) having buff spots and ranging from Japan and Kamchatka to Alaska

Word History

Etymology

after Baron Friedrich von Kittlitz †1874 German officer, ornithologist, and traveler

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