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单词 herring gull
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Definition of herring gull in English:

herring gull

noun
  • A gull with grey black-tipped wings, abundant and widespread in both Eurasia and North America.

    Larus argentatus, family Laridae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • As soon as de Rosarieux's line hits the water, a mottled herring gull lands on the prow, inches away, waiting for the first fish.
    • J. A. Allen dispelled the notion that two species of Herring Gull exist, the American and the European herring gull.
    • Black-headed gull and herring gull belong to the same family and are obviously more closely related than the other two species pairs.
    • I remember climbing over shipwrecks, bending close to inspect a motionless herring gull, then the long hike away from him, headed north, up the endless beach.
    • London postmen refused to deliver mail to a usually quiet street following attacks by what one resident described as a ‘slightly psycho herring gull.’
 
 

Definition of herring gull in US English:

herring gull

nounˈhɛrɪŋ ˌɡəlˈheriNG ˌɡəl
  • A gull with gray black-tipped wings, abundant and widespread in both Eurasia and North America.

    Larus argentatus, family Laridae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Black-headed gull and herring gull belong to the same family and are obviously more closely related than the other two species pairs.
    • As soon as de Rosarieux's line hits the water, a mottled herring gull lands on the prow, inches away, waiting for the first fish.
    • J. A. Allen dispelled the notion that two species of Herring Gull exist, the American and the European herring gull.
    • I remember climbing over shipwrecks, bending close to inspect a motionless herring gull, then the long hike away from him, headed north, up the endless beach.
    • London postmen refused to deliver mail to a usually quiet street following attacks by what one resident described as a ‘slightly psycho herring gull.’
 
 
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