資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Maa \Maa\, n. [See {New} a gull.] (Zo["o]l.)
The common European gull ({Larus canus}); -- called also
{mar}. See {New}, a gull.
Mew \Mew\, n. [AS. m?w, akin to D. meeuw, G. m["o]we, OHG. m?h,
Icel. m[=a]r.] (Zo["o]l.)
A gull, esp. the common British species ({Larus canus});
called also {sea mew}, {maa}, {mar}, {mow}, and {cobb}.
Gull \Gull\, n. [Of Celtic origin; cf. Corn. gullan, W. gwylan.]
(Zo["o]l.)
One of many species of long-winged sea birds of the genus
{Larus} and allied genera.
Note: Among the best known American species are the herring
gull ({Larus argentatus}), the great black-backed gull
({L. murinus}) the laughing gull ({L. atricilla}), and
Bonaparte's gull ({L. Philadelphia}). The common
European gull is {Larus canus}.
{Gull teaser} (Zo["o]l.), the jager; -- also applied to
certain species of terns.
資料來源 : WordNet®
Larus canus
n : the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America
[syn: {mew}, {mew gull}, {sea mew}]