Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

herring gull

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: her-ring gull
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a group of large seagulls in the Larus genus.

noun

Any of a group of large seagulls in the Larus genus.

Example Sentences

"Flocks of herring gulls are often seen near piers and wharves where they perform a valuable service by feeding on garbage and refuse."
"He lit his first cigarette, a Balkan and Turkish mixture made for him by Morlands of Grosvenor Street, and watched the small Waves lick the long seashore and the fishing-fleet from Dieppe string out towards the June heat-haze followed by a paper-chase of herring-gulls."

Inflected Forms

herring gulls (plural)

Phrases

American herring gull East Siberian herring gull

Synonyms

shitehawk larus argentatus

Questions

What does herring gull mean?: Any of a group of large seagulls in the Larus genus.

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