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Definition of black-backed gull in English: black-backed gullnoun 1(More fully "great black-backed gull", "greater black-backed gull") the large Larus marinus, of the North Atlantic. 2(More fully "Southern black-backed gull") the kelp gull, L. dominicanus, of the southern hemisphere. 3(More fully "lesser black-backed gull") L. fuscus, of European coasts.
Origin Late 18th century; earliest use found in Thomas Pennant (1726–1798), naturalist, traveller, and writer. Definition of black-backed gull in US English: black-backed gullnoun 1(More fully "great black-backed gull", "greater black-backed gull") the large Larus marinus, of the North Atlantic. 2(More fully "Southern black-backed gull") the kelp gull, L. dominicanus, of the southern hemisphere. 3(More fully "lesser black-backed gull") L. fuscus, of European coasts.
Origin Late 18th century; earliest use found in Thomas Pennant (1726–1798), naturalist, traveller, and writer. |