larid

Definitions of larid
  1. noun
    long-winged web-footed aquatic bird of the gull family
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    gull, sea gull, seagull
    mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs
    tern
    small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail
    Larus canus, mew, mew gull, sea mew
    the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America
    Larus marinus, black-backed gull, cob, great black-backed gull
    white gull having a black back and wings
    Larus argentatus, herring gull
    large gull of the northern hemisphere
    Larus ridibundus, blackcap, laughing gull, pewit, pewit gull
    small black-headed European gull
    Pagophila eburnea, ivory gull
    white Arctic gull; migrates as far south as England and New Brunswick
    kittiwake
    small pearl-grey gull of northern regions; nests on cliffs and has a rudimentary hind toe
    Sterna hirundo, sea swallow
    common tern of Eurasia and America having white black and grey plumage
    type of:
    coastal diving bird
    gull family; skimmer family; jaeger family; auk family
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