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herring gull
Word definitions for herring gull in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. large gull of the northern hemisphere [syn: Larus argentatus ]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Herring gull is a common name for several birds in the genus Larus and may refer to: European herring gull, Larus argentatus American herring gull, Larus smithsonianus Caspian gull, Larus cachinnans Yellow-legged gull, Larus michahellis East Siberian gull, ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Herring \Her"ring\ (h[e^]r"r[i^]ng), n. [OE. hering, AS. h[ae]ring; akin to D. haring, G. h["a]ring, hering, OHG. haring, hering, and prob. to AS. here army, and so called because they commonly move in large numbers. Cf. Harry .] (Zo["o]l.) One of various ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A group of large seagulls in the ''Larus'' genus. 2 Specifically the European herring gull.
Usage examples of herring gull.
A herring gull flew by, screaming, and troops of fiddler crabs charged a clump of cattails.
A newly hatched Herring Gull chick pecks at the red spot on its parent's lower bill, thereby inducing the parent to vomit up half-digested stomach contents to feed the chick.
A young herring gull taps its mother's beak to trigger her into regurgitating its next meal.
As he turned on his back, a herring gull fled overhead and it started to rain.