Other forms: seagulls
A seagull is a noisy white coastal bird that will steal your chips. Feed the seagulls, a seagull took it, seagulls overhead.
Ornithologists point out that there is no such species — they are gulls, and several kinds live far inland on rubbish tips. They can drink seawater, using glands above the eyes to shed the salt. Feeding them is banned in several seaside towns.
1nounseagullA noisy white coastal bird.
“A seagull swooped down and stole a chip right out of my hand.”
seagull is a bird.
Also accepted in games: gull
Sea plus gull. Gull comes from a Celtic word for the bird, related to Welsh gwylan.
From sea + gull. The second element is from a cel-bry - language. Compare Welsh gwylan, Breton gouelan.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA
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