sabine's gull

sabine's gull
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Usage: usually capitalized S
Etymology: after Sir Edward Sabine died 1883 British physicist and explorer
: a small gull (Xema sabini) breeding in arctic regions that has a dark gray head, black collar, white wing tips, and a slightly forked tail

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Sabine's gull /sa-bēnzˈ gul/
noun
A small gull, Larus sabini, with a forked tail, grey and white plumage with black outer feathers on the wing tips, and a black, yellow-tipped bill
ORIGIN: Sir Edward Sabine (1788–1883), Irish general and explorer

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Sabine's gull,
a small gull of arctic regions with a forked tail and black and white wings.
[< Sir Edward Sabine, 1788-1883, a British scientist and arctic explorer]

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