sea gull

  • 31GULL — (Heb. שַׁחַף; AV cuckow, JPS sea mew ), bird mentioned in the Bible as prohibited as food (Lev. 11:16; Deut. 14:15), the Hebrew name means thin or swift of movement and, on the basis of its rendering as λάρος in the Septuagint, refers to the gull …

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  • 32Gull-Wiesenwühlmaus — Systematik Familie: Wühler (Cricetidae) Unterfamilie: Wühlmäuse (Arvicolinae) Tribus: Arvicolini Gattung …

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  • 33Gull — Gull, n. [Of Celtic origin; cf. Corn. gullan, W. gwylan.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of many species of long winged sea birds of the genus {Larus} and allied genera. [1913 Webster] Note: Among the best known American species are the herring gull ({Larus… …

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  • 34Gull teaser — Gull Gull, n. [Of Celtic origin; cf. Corn. gullan, W. gwylan.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of many species of long winged sea birds of the genus {Larus} and allied genera. [1913 Webster] Note: Among the best known American species are the herring gull ({Larus …

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  • 35Gull Island, Newfoundland and Labrador — Gull Island is a small fishing community on the north side of Conception Bay on the Bay de Verde Peninsula of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is bound on the north by Burnt Point and on the south by Northern Bay. Gull Island was named for… …

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  • 36gull — [gʌl] n [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: From a Celtic language.] a large common black and white sea bird that lives near the sea = ↑seagull …

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  • 37Sea Lion Caves — is a tourist attraction on the Oregon Coast 11 miles north of Florence, Oregon, United States. It is home to the only year round colony of Steller s Sea Lions in North America. Visitors can take an elevator underground to view the cave claiming… …

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  • 38Sea fowl — (Zo[ o]l.) Any bird which habitually frequents the sea, as an auk, gannet, gull, tern, or petrel; also, all such birds, collectively. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 39Sea-mail — n. [Sea + (perhaps) Mall Mally, for Mary; hence, Prov. E. mally a hare.] (Zo[ o]l.) A gull; the mew. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 40Sea cob — (Zo[ o]l.) The black backed gull. [1913 Webster] …

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