gull

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ldoce_141_agull /ɡʌl/ noun [countable]   ALa large common black and white sea bird that lives near the sea 海鸥 SYN seagull →5  See picture of GULL 海鸥 →4  See picture of 见图 gull

Examples from the Corpus

gull• What a relief to have that weight of womanhood rise like a gull and fly away.• The few gulls, mewing aimlessly, circle in, alighting.• A noisy crew of black-headed gulls is wheeling below the bridge, feeding on the river's detritus.• The herring gulls are local resident birds, and great opportunists, able to change their feeding habits to whatever is available.• The severed heads of gulls, rabbits, crows, mice, owls, moles and small lizards looked down on me.• Nah man, thass some sea gulls.• You could hear the sea gulls.• I walked around the lake three times, looking for the gull.Origin gull (1400-1500) From a Celtic language.

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gull
gull /ɡʌl/ noun [countable]
a large common black and white sea bird that lives near the sea
   SYN  seagull

gullBrE /ɡʌl/ 🔊NAmE /ɡʌl/ 🔊 (also sea·gull) noun

a bird with long wings and usually white and grey or black feathers that lives near the sea. There are several types of gull. 海鸥  ➡  see also herring gull