sea mew

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North AmericaSynonyms: mewmew gullsea mewLarus canus
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Sea mew \Sea" mew`\ (Zool.) A gull; the mew. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]
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