black-headed gull


noun
  1. any of several gulls having a dusky or black head, as Larus ribidundus of northern Europe and Asia.

Origin of black-headed gull

1
First recorded in 1865–70

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How to use black-headed gull in a sentence

  • Hoveton little Broad is a breeding-place of the black-headed gull, which nest here in great numbers.

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  • The black-headed gull is by far the commonest of these winter visitors.

    Birds in Flight | W. P. Pycraft
  • Another bird which is an enemy to both salmon and trout in their fry stage is the black-headed gull.

    Poachers and Poaching | John Watson
  • We have already described the colonies of the black-headed gull in previous works, so that but few details are needed here.

  • Then there are the two small species, the common and the black-headed gull.

    The Land's End | W. H. Hudson