laughing gull

noun

a North American gull, Larus atricilla, having a high, laughlike call.

Origin of laughing gull

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90

Words nearby laughing gull

laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone, laughable, laugher, laughing, laughing gas, laughing gull, laughing jackass, laughing matter, laughing stock, laughingstock, laughlin