WordNet
black-backed gull
n. white gull having a black back and wings [syn: great black-backed gull, cob, Larus marinus]
Wikipedia
Black-backed gull
Black-backed gull may refer to:
- Kelp gull (Larus dominicanus), of the southern hemisphere, also known as the Southern Black-backed Gull
- Lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus), of the northern Atlantic
- Great black-backed gull (Larus marinus), of the northern Atlantic
Usage examples of "black-backed gull".
A black-backed gull swooped overhead, and its yelping, yodelling cry faded into the wind, a long laugh ending in a husky croak.
A black-backed gull that had been perching on top of the longhouse flew squawking into the air, circled the ville once then vanished toward the far west.