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seagull

American  
[see-guhl] / ˈsiˌgʌl /
Or sea gull

noun

  1. a gull, especially any of the marine species.

seagull British  
/ ˈsiːˌɡʌl /

noun

  1. a popular name for gull 1

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

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Etymology

Origin of seagull

First recorded in 1535–45; sea + gull 1

Example Sentences

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Ada, 36, is strolling on the beach, unfazed by the wail of air alert sirens mingling with the squawking of seagulls.

From BBC

Strikes have led to rubbish piling up, with uncollected waste several feet high in some streets in the first few months, amid complaints of rats, foxes and seagulls tearing open plastic bags.

From BBC

They tend to multiply in the lower respiratory tract, and in their usual hosts, such as ducks and seagulls, they often infect the gut.

From Science Daily

There were seagulls and puffins and cormorants and vultures and skuas and terns and sandpipers and eagles and every other type of northern bird, all flying together.

From Literature

Or a flock of seagulls harmlessly splashing windshields.

From The Wall Street Journal

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