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IVORY GULL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ivory gull mean?
• IVORY GULL (noun)
The noun IVORY GULL has 1 sense:
1. white Arctic gull; migrates as far south as England and New Brunswick
Familiarity information: IVORY GULL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
White Arctic gull; migrates as far south as England and New Brunswick
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
ivory gull; Pagophila eburnea
Hypernyms ("ivory gull" is a kind of...):
gull; sea gull; seagull (mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs)
Holonyms ("ivory gull" is a member of...):
genus Pagophila; Pagophila (a genus of Laridae)
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