black-backed gull

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [blak-bakt]
- /ˈblækˌbækt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [blak-bakt]
- /ˈblækˌbækt/

Definitions of black-backed gull words

noun black-backed gull either of two common black-and-white European coastal gulls, Larus fuscus (lesser black-backed gull) and L. marinus (great black-backed gull) 3
noun black-backed gull a southern gull, larus dominicanus, with black feathers on its back 3
noun black-backed gull any of several white gulls, as Larus marinus (great black-backed gull) having a black back and wings. 1

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Origin of black-backed gull

First appearance:

before 1770

One of the 46% newest English words

First recorded in 1770-80

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Parts of speech for Black-backed gull

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black-backed gull popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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