Meanings
noungreat black-backed gull (plural great black-backed gulls)
plural great black-backed gulls
- A large European and American gull, Larus marinus.
Synonyms: greater black-backed gull, grisard
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA large European and American gull, Larus marinus.
More synonyms by meaning
nounwhite gull having a black back and wings
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Danish svartbag
- svartbagLarus marinus
Dutch grote mantelmeeuw
- grote mantelmeeuwLarus marinus
Estonian merikajakas
- merikajakasLarus marinus
Finnish merilokki
- merilokkiLarus marinus
German Mantelmöwe
- MantelmöweLarus marinus
Icelandic svartbakur
- svartbakurLarus marinus
Japanese 大鴎
- 大鴎 (oo-kamome)Larus marinus
Romanian pescăruș negru
- pescăruș negruLarus marinus
Russian морска́я ча́йка
- морска́я ча́йка (morskája čájka)Larus marinus
Scottish Gaelic farspag, arspag
- farspagLarus marinus
- arspagLarus marinus
- farspachLarus marinus
Slovak čajka morská
- čajka morskáLarus marinus
Swedish havstrut
- havstrutLarus marinus
Turkish büyük kara sırtlı martı
- büyük kara sırtlı martıLarus marinus
Welsh gwylan gefnddu
- gwylan gefndduLarus marinus
Cite this entry
APA
great black-backed gull. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great%20black-backed%20gull
MLA
“great black-backed gull.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great%20black-backed%20gull. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “great black-backed gull,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great%20black-backed%20gull.
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