| 单词 | pigeon gull |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspigeon gull pigeon gull n. (a) any of various gulls; †(b) English regional a young gull (obsolete); †(c) U.S. regional a young black tern, Chlidonias nigra (obsolete). ΚΠ 1861 H. W. Wheelwright Bush Wanderings of Naturalist ix. 172 Of the gulls, I could only identify three species in our district: the great black-backed gull, the lesser blackbacked gull, and the common, or, as we called it, the pigeon-gull, with a white eye. 1903 Eng. Dial. Dict. IV. 496/2 Pigeon-gull, a young gull. 1917 Wilson Bull. 29 76 Hydrochelidon nigra surinamensis.—Adult is black striker, young, pigeon gull, Wallops I[slan]d, Va. 1968 C. E. Jackson Brit. Names Birds 32 Black-headed gull... pigeon gull Yorks. < as lemmas |
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