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Definition of Sula bassana
1. Noun. Very large white gannet with black wing tips.
Generic synonyms: Gannet
Group relationships: Genus Sula, Sula
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sula Bassana
Literary usage of Sula bassana
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reports Dealing with the Systematic Geology and Paleontology of Maryland by Maryland Geological Survey (1904)
"The distal extremity is far less expanded towards the median line of sternum than
in sula bassana. It is also everted, the outer (inferior) projecting ..."
2. The Birds of Long Island by Jacob P. Giraud (1844)
"Common Gannet, sula bassana, Audubon. Specific Character—Bill with a greenish
tinge toward the base; general color of plumage white ; upper part of head and ..."
3. Reports Dealing with the Systematic Geology and Paleontology of Maryland by Maryland Geological Survey (1904)
"The distal extremity is far less expanded towards the median line of sternum than
in sula bassana. It is also everted, the outer (inferior) projecting ..."
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