单词 | western gull |
释义 | > as lemmaswestern gull western gull n. a large white-headed gull, Larus occidentalis, found on the west coast of North America.Formerly included with the yellow-footed gull in the species L. livens. ΚΠ 1839 J. J. Audubon Synopsis Birds N. Amer. 328 Larus occidentalis, Aud. Western Gull... Bill robust, compressed, yellow. 1946 Murrelet 27 39 There does not seem to be any definite record of the western gull (Larus occidentalis) nesting within British Columbia waters. 1996 Guardian 9 Mar. (Weekend Suppl.) 24/1 As a result of the dumping..of DDT.., female western gulls—they have come to be known as lesbian gulls—took to nesting together. < as lemmas |
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