larus argentatus

3 definitions found

larus argentatus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gull \Gull\, n. [Of Celtic origin; cf. Corn. gullan, W. gwylan.]
     (Zool.)
     One of many species of long-winged sea birds of the genus
     Larus and allied genera.
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     Note: Among the best known American species are the herring
           gull (Larus argentatus), the great black-backed gull
           (L. murinus) the laughing gull (L. atricilla), and
           Bonaparte's gull (L. Philadelphia). The common
           European gull is Larus canus.
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     Gull teaser (Zool.), the jager; -- also applied to certain
        species of terns.
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  Herring \Her"ring\ (h[e^]r"r[i^]ng), n. [OE. hering, AS.
     h[ae]ring; akin to D. haring, G. h[aum]ring, hering, OHG.
     haring, hering, and prob. to AS. here army, and so called
     because they commonly move in large numbers. Cf. Harry.]
     (Zool.)
     One of various species of fishes of the genus Clupea, and
     allied genera, esp. the common round or English herring
     (Clupea harengus) of the North Atlantic. Herrings move in
     vast schools, coming in spring to the shores of Europe and
     America, where they are salted and smoked in great
     quantities.
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     Herring gull (Zool.), a large gull which feeds in part upon
        herrings; esp., Larus argentatus in America, and Larus  cachinnans
         in England. See Gull.
  
     Herring hog (Zool.), the common porpoise.
  
     King of the herrings. (Zool.)
     (a) The chim[ae]ra (Chimaera monstrosa) which follows the
         schools of herring. Called also rabbit fish in the U.
         K. See Chim[ae]ra.
     (b) The opah.
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larus argentatus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Larus argentatus
      n 1: large gull of the northern hemisphere [syn: herring gull,
           Larus argentatus]