sea gull

  • 51gull — [15] Gull is a Celtic contribution to English. It was probably borrowed from Welsh gwylan, which together with Cornish guilan, Breton gwelan, and Old Irish foilenn, goes back to a prehistoric Old Celtic *voilenno . (The Old English word for… …

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  • 52sea-mew — n. Mew, gull, cob, sea cob, sea mall, sea mell, sea mule …

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  • 53sea crow — noun 1. : a chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) 2. : cormorant 3. : black headed gull 4. : a skua (Catharacta skua) 5 …

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  • 54gull — [[t]gʌ̱l[/t]] gulls N COUNT A gull is a common sea bird …

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  • 55gull — 1. n. any of various long winged web footed sea birds of the family Laridae, usu. having white plumage with a mantle varying from pearly grey to black, and a bright bill. Derivatives: gullery n. (pl. ies). Etymology: ME ult. f. OCelt. 2. v.tr.… …

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  • 56sea mew — Mew Mew, n. [AS. m?w, akin to D. meeuw, G. m[ o]we, OHG. m?h, Icel. m[=a]r.] (Zo[ o]l.) A gull, esp. the common British species ({Larus canus}); called also {sea mew}, {maa}, {mar}, {mow}, and {cobb}. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 57gull — 1 noun (C) 1 a large common black and white sea bird that lives near the sea; seagull 2 literary someone who is easily deceived 2 verb (T) old use to cheat or deceive someone …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 58gull — In electronic warfare, a floating radar reflector used to simulate a surface target at sea for deceptive purposes …

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  • 59sea mew — noun Date: 15th century seagull; especially a common gull (Larus canus) of Eurasia and northwestern North America …

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  • 60gull — gÊŒl n. type of sea bird with long wings and webbed feet; sucker, one who is easily deceived, gullible person v. cheat, deceive, fool …

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