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seagull

seagull

51 1.0
A white bird with long wings that lives near the sea
  • noun
  • /ˈsiˌɡəl/
translation icon : gaviota
  • I sit on the grass and watch through my binoculars as a seagull fishes in the lake.
  • a flock of seagulls

Finally, a zoo in England has been having trouble with aggressive seagulls stealing food from visitors.

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Examples

  • Finally, a zoo in England has been having trouble with aggressive seagulls stealing food from visitors.

  • "Spend some days on the beach, see the waves and the seagulls," I continued.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • But it's the story of a seagull and of the cat that taught it to fly.

  • I don't know why the seagull is standing here.

  • I can hear the sound of seagulls and of the sea.

  • It's not the beach so much as the ocean, the sand and the seagulls and things like that.

  • Vikki hears a seagull cry out and watches it land on the water.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Toss a scrap of food toward a flock of seagulls and they will spin, wheel, and dive after it.

    Academic text (2005)
  • And the children were having fun feeding the seagulls that swooped, strutted, and begged.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • While walking along the beach, we enjoyed watching the seagulls soaring overhead and diving into the water for fish.

Synonyms

gull
vsseagull
27 2.0

A medium to large white seabird with long pointed wings and short legs

is focused on coastal and inland habitat rather than the call
sea gull
vsseagull
1.0

A mostly white bird with long wings that lives near the sea or lakes

is the same but written as one word

Compounds

9.1

A person who appears briefly, makes quick changes, and gives no further help

How Large

sea eagle
3.5
seahawk
7.0
seagull
51 1.0

Surface Forms

seagull singular
seagulls plural

Morphology

seagull = sea + gull (transparent) = sea + gull

A straightforward compound meaning a gull associated with the sea; the parts directly indicate the referent.

Etymology

The word seagull comes from two simple parts: sea ('the ocean') and gull ('a type of bird'). So a seagull is a gull that lives by the sea and is the white bird you often see on beaches.