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black-backed gull

n. white gull having a black back and wings [syn: great black-backed gull, cob, Larus marinus]

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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.