ivory gull

noun

1. a white, Arctic gull, Pagophila eburnea.

ivory gull

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of ivory gull¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

There were a few also of the ivory gull, a beautiful bird of immaculate whiteness.

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The ivory gull (Pagophila eburnea) is also present the entire summer.

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It was an ivory gull (Larus eberneus), which went flying over the tent.

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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.

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The kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) was much less numerous than the ivory gull.

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