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A seabird of the genus Larus or of the family Laridae.
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Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Cepora.
noun
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A cheating trick; a fraud.
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One easily cheated; a dupe.
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(Oxford University slang) A swindler or trickster.
verb
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To deceive or cheat.
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To mislead.
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To trick and defraud.
Examples of gulls in a Sentence
He was, indeed, the first to show clearly the relationship of the heron-like birds with the Steganopodes; of storklike birds with the American vultures; the great difference between the latter and the other birds of prey; the connexion of the gulls and auks with the plovers, and that of the sand-grouse with the From Newton's FIG.
It contains the largest as well as the smallest of gulls.
The area was nearly empty except for crying gulls, a man running with his dog, and an elderly lady propped up in a half chair reading.
Immense flocks of gulls were probably attracted to it then as now by its insect life, and its lagoons and streams teemed with aquatic birds.
Large flocks of northern fulmar fulmar Fulmarus glacialis and gulls feed among the grounded icebergs.
Gulls and amphibious birds abound in large variety; three kinds of penguin have their rookeries and breed here, migrating yearly for some months to the South American mainland.
Several varieties of water-fowl, especially curlews, pelicans, gulls, ducks, terns, geese and snipe, are found in the vicinity of the lakes.
Among the larger birds are cranes, herons, the ibis, storks, eagles, vultures, falcons, hawks, kites, owls, the secretary birds, pelicans, flamingoes, wild duck and geese, gulls, and of game birds, the paauw, koraan, pheasant, partridge, guinea fowl and quail.
The rarest of all the gulls is also found on the Peruvian coast, namely, the Xema furcatum.
The sea-elephant and sea-leopard are characteristic. Penguins of various kinds are abundant; a teal (Querquedula Eatoni) peculiar to Kerguelen and the Crozets is also found in considerable numbers, and petrels, especially the giant petrel (Ossifraga gigantea), skuas, gulls, sheath-bills (Chionis minor), albatross, terns, cormorants and Cape pigeons frequent the island.
The sea-birds include a great variety of gulls, guillemots, cormorants, albatrosses (four species), fulmars and petrels, and in the Gulf of St Lawrence the gannet is very abundant.
Large numbers of grebes - great crested, eared, and little, - gulls and pelicans frequent the lake.
The family Laridae is composed of two chief groups, Larinae and Sterninae - the gulls and the terns, though two other subfamilies are frequently counted, the skuas (Stercorariinae), and that formed by the single genus Rhynchops, the skimmers; but there seems no strong reason why the former should not be referred to the Larinae and the latter to the Sterninae.
Many of the gulls congregate in vast numbers to breed, whether on rocky cliffs of the sea-coast or on healthy islands in inland waters.
Both species of Xema are readily distinguished from all other gulls by their forked tails.
From time to time upon the Rio Grande may be seen ducks, wild geese, swans, cranes, herons and gulls.
On the coasts a number of gulls and terns are found, also the eider-duck and the sea-eagle, which, however, is also distributed far over the land.
Geese, ducks and other water fowl frequent the lakes and bays in the migratory season, and eagles, gulls, hawks, kingfishers, owls, plover, woodcock, " partridge " (ruffed grouse), robins, orioles, bobolinks, blue birds, swallows, sparrows, and many other insectivorous birds are common.
The waters of City Creek were at first diverted and a canal was built; and the results were encouraging, though in the summer of 1848 crops were destroyed by a swarm of black crickets; but in turn this pest was devoured by sea-gulls, and the phrase " gulls and crickets " has become one of peculiar historic significance in Utah.
Puna Ibises and Andean Gulls are often present in large numbers and with luck we'll see Andean avocet as well.
There were also numerous White and Brown Pelicans and a flock of 200+ American avocets plus many gulls and terns.
On the water there were Canada Geese, Mallard, three female buffleheads, a pair of Blue-winged teal and lots of Ring-billed Gulls.
But American vagrants were far from absent, with the male canvasback returning to Abberton Reservoir and two Ring-billed Gulls by the Thames.
Puffins, gulls, shags, cormorants, seals, dolphins, porbeagle sharks, and even killer whales.
Inland colonies of gulls, terns and great cormorants were defined by a single six figure grid reference denoting the center of the colony.
Also here were 30+ long-billed curlew (bird of the trip ), at least four Brewer's sparrows and four Franklin's gulls.
Near the gulls, roosted a group of Comb Ducks and behind them a flock of Garganey included some smart drakes.
The lake and golf course fairway on the North side is a good spot to look for migrant Gulls and Terns.
I remember we were sitting by the majestic river Shannon watching a feeding frenzy of sea gulls.
Again Rob got the grumps, caused by us placing food on top of his car - the sea gulls soon found it.
An adult Mediterranean gull was among the roosting gulls.
The terrain changed with the broad green levels around the cobbled pavements of the raised beaches alive with nesting gulls.
Go to the pier (fishmarket) in the port to make pictures Band tailed gulls.
It was designated for its estuaries and adjacent coastal habitats, which are important for breeding gulls, terns and wintering waterfowl.
Colin Parker Tumbling clouds, wheeling gulls... You see, the scenery has a poetic effect on you!
Gulls were a welcome site among the Black headed gulls were a welcome site among the Black headed Gulls on the flood.
A few Black-headed gulls were resting on the slow flowing river.
On the main lagoon, there only appeared to be Yellow-legged gulls on my visits.
We saw a flock of 24 slender-billed gulls in a pool on the beach next to the platform.
The gulls were predominantly grey-headed, but among them we found 2 kelp gulls, a Med. gull and good numbers of slender-billed gulls.
At a rocky headland with a lighthouse we enjoyed a nesting colony of Silver Gulls which we could walk through.
Puna ibises and Andean Gulls are often present in large numbers and with luck we'll see Andean Avocet as well.
A superb gannet, guillemots, razorbills, shags, kittiwakes and, of course, a lot of gulls where seen.
Whimbrel flew past in small flocks and a few American oystercatchers were seen, as well as many Kelp Gulls.
In bright sunshine we were able to watch Snowy Sheathbills, Dolphin Gulls, Crested Ducks and Blackish oystercatchers at our leisure.
An Osprey, Black Skimmers, Willets and Laughing Gulls sat on the exposed sandbars of RÃo San Cristóbal.
Nine Eider, 2 Little Gulls and a few Common scoter lingered off the Bill where 3 Red-throated Divers also passed by.
The winds do howl and clouds scud by Me thinks tis too late, as the sea gulls still cry.
Children feed the squawking gulls as their grandparents sit back and absorb the sea breeze.
On a trip to Torquay the dog wanted to chase sea gulls - fine until he tried running on a patch of floating seaweed.