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mew gull

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mew

2  [myoo]
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–noun
a small gull, Larus canus, of Eurasia and northwestern North America.
Also called mew gull.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE mǣwe; c. G Müwe
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mew  (n.2)
"cage," c.1300, from O.Fr. mue "cage for hawks, especially when molting," from muer "to molt," from L. mutare "to change" (see mutable).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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