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gull

/ˈɡʌl/ noun B2
  1. A seabird of the genus Larus or of the subfamily Larinae.
  2. Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Cepora.

Plural gulls

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Down at the base of the cliffs were heaps of surf-worn rocks or little sandy coves inlaid with pebbles as with ocean jewels; beyond lay the sea, shimmering and blue, and over it soared the gulls, their pinions flashing silvery in the sunlight.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 54 · C1
Aren’t those gulls splendid?
Anne of Green Gables, p. 54 · C1
Would you like to be a gull?
Anne of Green Gables, p. 54 · C1
One great grey bird, a gull or curlew, soared aloft in the blue heaven.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 154 · C1

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