seagull

noun

sea·​gull ˈsē-ˌgəl How to pronounce seagull (audio)
: a gull frequenting the sea
broadly : gull

Examples of seagull in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web While they're typically found around the coast, many seagulls also live inland for some parts of the year. David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024 There was a seagull, unable to fly out of the range. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 8 July 2024 But without hungry seagulls, land managers turn to insecticides, and that's worse for the land than the grasshoppers, according to several conservation groups, which want the government to walk away from the spay canisters. Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 29 Jan. 2024 But going from that level of description to the complexity of an organism like a fish that knows where to swim to in order to go to its breeding ground and seagulls and things like this. Quanta Magazine, 20 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for seagull 

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Word History

First Known Use

1542, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of seagull was in 1542

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“Seagull.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seagull. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

sea gull

noun
: a gull that lives near the sea

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