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SEEG-ul/ˈsiːɡʌl/

A seagull is a white and grey bird that lives by the sea and often cries loudly. Countable: a seagull, seagulls. Write one word: seagull (or two words: sea gull). A swan is larger, white, and lives on lakes; a pigeon lives in towns and is grey. Mix-up: sea + gull as food (not a fish).

Meaning

A white and grey bird that lives by the sea and often cries loudly.

Examples

• “A seagull stole my sandwich.”
• “The seagulls followed the fishing boat.”
• “Do not feed chips to the seagull.”

Good to know

a seagull (one word, sea). Contrast: swan (lake, larger), pigeon (town). Mix-up: not a fish.

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