Heermann's gull

noun

Larus heermanni, a gull resident in the United States, Mexico and extreme southwestern British Columbia, nearly all nesting on Isla Rasa in the Gulf of California, and only rarely found inland.

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Meanings

nounHeermann's gull (plural Heermann's gulls)

plural Heermann's gulls

  1. Larus heermanni, a gull resident in the United States, Mexico and extreme southwestern British Columbia, nearly all nesting on Isla Rasa in the Gulf of California, and only rarely found inland.

Origin

Named after Adolphus Lewis Heermann, 19th-century explorer and naturalist.

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Heermann's gull. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heermann's%20gull

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“Heermann's gull.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heermann's%20gull. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Heermann's gull,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heermann's%20gull.

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