blackbacked gull
noun
any of several white gulls, as Larus marinus (great black-backed gull) having a black back and wings.
Origin:
1770–80
1770–80
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| black-backed gull | |
| —n | |
| 1. | either of two common black-and-white European coastal gulls, Larus fuscus (lesser black-backed gull) and L. marinus (great black-backed gull) |
| 2. | Also called: karoro a southern gull, larus dominicanus, with black feathers on its back |
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