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sea gull

DEFINITIONS OF: sea gull

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n mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs

Synonyms:
gull, seagull
Types:
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Larus canus, mew, mew gull, sea mew
the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America
Larus marinus, black-backed gull, cob, great black-backed gull
white gull having a black back and wings
Larus argentatus, herring gull
large gull of the northern hemisphere
Larus ridibundus, blackcap, laughing gull, pewit, pewit gull
small black-headed European gull
Pagophila eburnea, ivory gull
white Arctic gull; migrates as far south as England and New Brunswick
kittiwake
small pearl-grey gull of northern regions; nests on cliffs and has a rudimentary hind toe
Type of:
larid
long-winged web-footed aquatic bird of the gull family
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