Definition of Sea gull

1. Noun. Mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs.


Medical Definition of Sea gull

1. Any gull living on the seacoast. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sea Gull

sea fox
sea fret
sea gherkin
sea ginger
sea girdles
sea girkin
sea goose
sea gooseberry
sea gown
sea gowns
sea grape
sea green
sea gudgeon
sea gudgeons
sea gull (current term)
sea gull murmur
sea hare
sea hawk
sea heath
sea hedgehog
sea hedgehogs
sea hen
sea hog
sea hogs
sea holly
sea holm
sea holms
sea horse
sea horses

Literary usage of Sea gull

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1908)
"Je. '08. Portrait. World's Work. 17: 10846. N. 'OS. Gulls. My. '08. Gum*. Gums, resins, and their properties. Scl. Am. Home of the sea-gull. AW Mahon. 11. ..."

2. Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition, During the Years 1838 by Charles Wilkes (1852)
"... and Porpoise take their Departure—Sea-gull and Flying-Fish to await the Relief—Vincennes and Porpoise part company—Vincennes' Arrival at Valparaiso—The ..."

3. Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition, During the Years 1838 by Charles Wilkes (1852)
"... for Departure—Climate—Animals—Birds—Vincennes and Porpoise take their Departure—Sea-gull and Flying-Fish to await the Relief—Vincennes and Porpoise part ..."

4. The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen by Thomas Seccombe, William Strang, J. B. Clark (1895)
"... reader's attention—Pranks of a 'whale—A sea-gull saves a sailor's life—The Baron's head forced into his stomach—A dangerous leak stopped "a posteriori. ..."

5. Child Life: A Collection of Poems edited by John Greenleaf Whittier (1873)
"THE sea-gull is so sorry ! She flings herself about, And utters little, wailing cries, And flutters in and out. The fishes do not sympathize, ..."

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