larus canus

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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

from The 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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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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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