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[syn: mew, mew gull, sea mew, Larus canus]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gull \Gull\, n. [Of Celtic origin; cf. Corn. gullan, W. gwylan.]
(Zool.)
One of many species of long-winged sea birds of the genus
Larus and allied genera.
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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.
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Gull teaser (Zool.), the jager; -- also applied to certain
species of terns.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Maa \Maa\, n. [See New a gull.] (Zool.)
The common European gull (Larus canus); -- called also
mar. See New, a gull.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Mew \Mew\, n. [AS. m?w, akin to D. meeuw, G. m["o]we, OHG. m?h,
Icel. m[=a]r.] (Zool.)
A gull, esp. the common British species (Larus canus);
called also sea mew, maa, mar, mow, and cobb.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Larus canus
n 1: the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America
[syn: mew, mew gull, sea mew, Larus canus]