- sea mew
- noun Date: 15th century seagull; especially a common gull (Larus canus) of Eurasia and northwestern North America
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
sea mew
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Sea mew — (Zo[ o]l.) A gull; the mew. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sea mew — Mew Mew, n. [AS. m?w, akin to D. meeuw, G. m[ o]we, OHG. m?h, Icel. m[=a]r.] (Zo[ o]l.) A gull, esp. the common British species ({Larus canus}); called also {sea mew}, {maa}, {mar}, {mow}, and {cobb}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sea mew — n. 〚ME semewe: see MEW3〛 Brit. SEA GULL * * * … Universalium
sea mew — n. [ME semewe: see MEW3] Brit. SEA GULL … English World dictionary
sea mew — noun the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America • Syn: ↑mew, ↑mew gull, ↑Larus canus • Derivationally related forms: ↑mew (for: ↑mew) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sea-mew — n. Mew, gull, cob, sea cob, sea mall, sea mell, sea mule … New dictionary of synonyms
sea mew — n. seagull … English contemporary dictionary
sea mew — /ˈsi mju/ (say see myooh) noun a seagull, especially a common European species, Larus canus …
Mew — Mew, n. [AS. m?w, akin to D. meeuw, G. m[ o]we, OHG. m?h, Icel. m[=a]r.] (Zo[ o]l.) A gull, esp. the common British species ({Larus canus}); called also {sea mew}, {maa}, {mar}, {mow}, and {cobb}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sea maw — (Zo[ o]l.) The sea mew. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
