ivory gull
noun
a white, arctic gull, Pagophila eburnea.
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Origin of ivory gull
First recorded in 1915–20
Words nearby ivory gull
ivories, ivory, ivory black, ivory coast, ivory exostosis, ivory gull, ivory nut, ivory palm, ivory tower, ivory-billed woodpecker, ivory-white
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Example sentences from the Web for ivory gull
The little auk is no longer to be seen or heard; the only birds are an ivory-gull now and then, and occasionally a fulmar.
Farthest North|Fridtjof Nansen
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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