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black-backed gull

black-backed gull noun: the great black-backed gull or lesser black-backed gull.

Noun

black-backed gull (plural black-backed gulls)

  1. (broadly) The great black-backed gull or lesser black-backed gull.
  2. (New Zealand) The kelp gull.

Forms of black-backed gull

pluralblack-backed gulls

Questions about black-backed gull

What does black-backed gull mean?
Black-backed gull means the great black-backed gull or lesser black-backed gull.
What part of speech is black-backed gull?
Black-backed gull is a noun.
What is the plural of black-backed gull?
The plural of black-backed gull is black-backed gulls.

Words near black-backed gull in the dictionary

  1. black-assed
  2. black-backed antshrike
  3. black-backed antshrikes
  4. black-backed grosbeak
  5. black-backed grosbeaks
  6. black-backed gull
  7. black-backed gulls
  8. black-backed jackal
  9. black-backed jackals
  10. black-backed water tyrant
  11. black-backed water tyrants

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