seagull

or sea gull

[ see-guhl ]
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noun
  1. a gull, especially any of the marine species.

Origin of seagull

1
First recorded in 1535–45; sea + gull1

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How to use seagull in a sentence

  • Oh, for the wings of a sea-gull, not to fly away and be at rest at all, but to take me straight to the dining-room.

    Dodo's Daughter | E. F. Benson

British Dictionary definitions for seagull

seagull

/ (ˈsiːˌɡʌl) /


noun
  1. a popular name for gull 1

  2. NZ a casual wharf labourer who is not a trade-union member

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