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Look up: gull

  1. Gull
    Gull is the general name of a family of birds distinguished by their straight bill, bending downwards towards the point, and marked below the under mandible by a triangular prominence, by their large wings, slender legs, palmated feet, and small hind toe. They swim well, but cannot dive.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. gull
    [n] - mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs 2. [v] - fool or hoax
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. gull
    family of numerous long-winged birds of the order charadriiformes Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • a wing whose inboard section has pronounced dihedral and whose outboard section has either anhedral or markedly less dihedral Category: Transport • in electronic warfare,a floating radar reflector used to simulate a surface target at se...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  4. Gull
    Gull transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Gulled ; present participle & verbal noun Gulling .] [ Prob. from gull the bird; but confer OSw. gylla to deceive, Dutch kullen , and English cullibility .] To deceive; to cheat; to mislead; to trick; to defraud. « The rulgar, gulled into reb ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/66

  5. Gull
    Gull noun 1. A cheating or cheat; trick; fraud. Shak. 2. One easily cheated; a dupe. Shak.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/66

  6. Gull
    Gull noun [ Of Celtic origin; confer Corn. gullan , W. gwylan .] (Zoology) One of many species of long-winged sea birds of the genus Larus and allied genera. » Among the best known American species are the herring gull ( Larus argentatus ), the great black-backed gull ( Latin murinus ) the laughing gull ( Latin atricilla ), and Bonaparte's gull ( ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/66

  7. gull
    <ornithology> One of many species of long-winged sea birds of the genus Larus and allied genera. ... Among the best known American species are the herring gull (Larus argentatus), the great black-backed gull (L. Murinus) the laughing gull (L. Atricilla), and Bonaparte's gull (L. Philadelphia). The common European gull is Larus canus. ... <zo ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  8. gull
    seagull noun mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  9. gull
    dupe verb fool or hoax; `The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone`; `You can`t fool me!`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  10. Gull
    `Gulls` are birds in the family Laridae. They are most closely related to the terns (family Sternidae) and only distantly related to auks, and skimmers, and more distantly to the waders. Most gulls belong to the large genus `Larus`. They are typically medium to large birds, usually grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills, and webbed feet. Gull species range in size from the Little Gull, at 12...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gull

  11. Gull
    • (n.) One of many species of long-winged sea birds of the genus Larus and allied genera. • (n.) One easily cheated; a dupe. • (n.) A cheating or cheat; trick; fraud. • (v. t.) To deceive; to cheat; to mislead; to trick; to defraud.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  12. gull
    any of more than 40 species of heavily built, web-footed seabirds of the subfamily Larinae, family Laridae. Gulls are most abundant as breeders in ... [2 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/g/81

  13. Gull
    Gull is a Scandinavian girl name. The meaning of the name is `Diety` Where is it used? The name Gull is mainly used In Scandinavian. The name Gull doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Gull seems to be unique!
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/girls/Gul

  14. gull
    gull, common name for an aquatic bird of the family Laridae, which also includes the tern and the jaeger. It is found near all oceans and many inland waters. Gulls are larger and bulkier than terns, and their tails are squared rather than forked. Their plumage is usually white with gray or black mar...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08221


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