ivory gull

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noun

a white, Arctic gull, Pagophila eburnea.

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Origin of ivory gull

First recorded in 1915–20

Words nearby ivory gull

ivory, ivory-billed woodpecker, ivory black, Ivory Coast, ivory exostosis, ivory gull, ivory nut, ivory palm, ivory tower, ivorytype, ivory-white

How to use ivory gull in a sentence

After 50 years, members of the Huna Tlingit people can finally collect harvest sea gull eggs again in Glacier National Park.
Nazis, Sunscreen, and Sea Gull Eggs: Congress in 2014 Was Hella Productive|Ben Jacobs|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Soon his coffers were overflowing with revenue from rubber, palm oil, and ivory.
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis|Nina Strochlic|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These goods were probably exchanged with Gedi inhabitants for animal skins and ivory.
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The new regs say: “Personal possession of legally acquired items containing elephant ivory will remain legal.”
A World Without Elephants? Blame China|Michael Tomasky|August 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“We can only save African elephants if China and Japan ban the ivory trade,” Thornton told me.
A World Without Elephants? Blame China|Michael Tomasky|August 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Stradiuarius made a few instruments inlaid with ebony and ivory round the edges.
Violins and Violin Makers|Joseph Pearce
Her Nazarites were whiter than snow, purer than milk, more ruddy than the old ivory, fairer than the sapphire.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Gwynne thought her a creature of infinite possibilities, beside whom Isabel was a statue in ivory.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
On this occasion, however, the tug appeared somewhat late on the scene, and hailed the Gull.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands|R.M. Ballantyne
The drama, as far as the Gull-Light was concerned, ended that night with the disappearance of the tug and lifeboat.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands|R.M. Ballantyne

British Dictionary definitions for ivory gull

ivory gull

noun

a white gull, Pagophila (or Larus) eburneus, mostly confined to arctic regions

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