ivory gull

American  

noun

1. a white, Arctic gull, Pagophila eburnea.

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ivory gull British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of ivory gull

First recorded in 1915–20

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ivory gull

Among the rareties: ivory gull, sharp-tailed sandpiper, lark sparrow and warblers from every corner of the western hemisphere.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 22, 2017

The ivory gull, known as the 'ice partridge,' is sometimes caught by pouring seal's blood on the ice.

From Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North by Fullerton Waldo

It resembled the ivory gull, but had a black head.

From The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II by Alexander Leslie

The eider-duck and the ivory gull had entered our horizon.

From My Attainment of the Pole by Frederick A. Cook

Johansen shot another ivory gull yesterday, and we had it and another one for dinner.

From Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 by Fridtjof Nansen

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