great black-backed gull
[ blak-bakt ]
/ ˈblækˌbækt /
noun
See under black-backed gull.
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Definition for great black-backed gull (2 of 2)
black-backed gull
[ blak-bakt ]
/ ˈblækˌbækt /
noun
any of several white gulls, as Larus marinus (great black-backed gull), having a black back and wings.
Origin of black-backed gull
First recorded in 1770–80
British Dictionary definitions for great black-backed gull
black-backed gull
noun
either of two common black-and-white European coastal gulls, Larus fuscus (lesser black-backed gull) and L. marinus (great black-backed gull)
Also called: karoro
a southern gull, larus dominicanus, with black feathers on its back