Gull, n. Zool. One of many species of long-winged sea birds of the genus Larus and allied genera.
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.
Gull teaser Zool., the jager; -- also applied to certain species of terns.
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