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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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