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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Gull \Gull\, n. [Of Celtic origin; cf. Corn. gullan, W. gwylan.]
(Zo["o]l.)
One of many species of long-winged sea birds of the genus
Larus and allied genera.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Among the best known American species are the herring
gull ({Larus argentatus), the great black-backed gull
({L. murinus) the laughing gull ({L. atricilla}), and
Bonaparte's gull ({L. Philadelphia). The common
European gull is Larus canus.
[1913 Webster]
Gull teaser (Zo["o]l.), the jager; -- also applied to
certain species of terns.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Maa \Maa\, n. [See New a gull.] (Zo["o]l.)
The common European gull ({Larus canus); -- called also
mar. See New, a gull.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Mew \Mew\, n. [AS. m?w, akin to D. meeuw, G. m["o]we, OHG. m?h,
Icel. m[=a]r.] (Zo["o]l.)
A gull, esp. the common British species ({Larus canus);
called also sea mew, maa, mar, mow, and cobb.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Maa \Maa\, n. [See New a gull.] (Zo["o]l.)
The common European gull ({Larus canus); -- called also
mar. See New, a gull.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Mew \Mew\, n. [AS. m?w, akin to D. meeuw, G. m["o]we, OHG. m?h,
Icel. m[=a]r.] (Zo["o]l.)
A gull, esp. the common British species ({Larus canus);
called also sea mew, maa, mar, mow, and cobb.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Gull \Gull\, n. [Of Celtic origin; cf. Corn. gullan, W. gwylan.]
(Zo["o]l.)
One of many species of long-winged sea birds of the genus
Larus and allied genera.
Note: Among the best known American species are the herring
gull ({Larus argentatus), the great black-backed gull
({L. murinus) the laughing gull ({L. atricilla}), and
Bonaparte's gull ({L. Philadelphia). The common
European gull is Larus canus.
Gull teaser (Zo["o]l.), the jager; -- also applied to
certain species of terns.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
Larus canus
n : the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America
[syn: mew, mew gull, sea mew]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
Larus canus
Translingual n.
(taxon species family Laridae the common gull)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
Larus canus
Translingual n.
(taxon species family Laridae the common gull)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
Larus canus
Translingual n.
(taxon species family Laridae the common gull)
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