Etymology

seagull

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Today it means: Any of several white, often dark-backed birds of the family Laridae having long, pointed wings and short legs. Full definition →

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seagull · noun, verb1

From sea + gull. The second element is from a Brythonic language. Compare Welsh gwylan, Breton gouelan.

Seagull · noun2

From seagull, from sea+gull. From the logo of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. having a seagull.

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