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Iceland gull

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: a large white-winged gull (Larus leucopterus) that is similar to but smaller than the glaucous gull and that breeds in the arctic regions and migrates south to northern France and the northern U.S.

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“Iceland gull.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Iceland%20gull. Accessed 26 May. 2022.

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