lar|ine

lar|ine
lar|ine «LAR ihn, LAIR yn», adjective.
1. of the family of birds that comprises the gulls.
2. of or like a gull.
[< New Latin Larinae the subfamily name < Lari the former order name < Latin larus sea mew < Greek láros sea mew, gull]

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