larus canus

4 definitions found

larus canus - 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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  Maa \Maa\, n. [See New a gull.] (Zool.)
     The common European gull (Larus canus); -- called also
     mar. See New, a gull.
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  Mew \Mew\, n. [AS. m?w, akin to D. meeuw, G. m["o]we, OHG. m?h,
     Icel. m[=a]r.] (Zool.)
     A gull, esp. the common British species (Larus canus);
     called also sea mew, maa, mar, mow, and cobb.
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larus canus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Larus canus
      n 1: the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America
           [syn: mew, mew gull, sea mew, Larus canus]