Phrase guide

common gull

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɒmən ˌɡʌl/
  • US: /ˈkɑːmən ˌɡʌl/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A medium-sized gull, Larus canus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A butterfly of southern and eastern Asia (Cepora nerissa).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

77 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: pulëbardha ngjyrë hiri — Larus canus
  • Basque: kaio — Larus canus
  • Basque: antxeta — Larus canus
  • Belarusian: чайка (čajka) — Larus canus
  • Breton: gouelan louet — Larus canus
  • Bulgarian: чайка буревестница (čajka burevestnica) — Larus canus
  • Bulgarian: чайка (čajka) — Larus canus
  • Catalan: gavina — Larus canus
  • Catalan: gavià — Larus canus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 海鷗 /海鸥 (hǎi'ōu) — Larus canus
  • Czech: racek bouřní — Larus canus
  • Danish: stormmåge — Larus canus
  • Dutch: stormmeeuw — Larus canus
  • Esperanto: griza mevo — Larus canus
  • Estonian: kalakajakas — Larus canus
  • Faroese: skatumási — Larus canus
  • Finnish: kalalokki — Larus canus
  • French: goéland cendré — Larus canus
  • West-Frisian: unwaarsfûgel — Larus canus
  • Friulian: cocâl — Larus canus
  • Friulian: smurgnic — Larus canus
  • Galician: gaivota papoia — Larus canus
  • German: Sturmmöwe — Larus canus
  • Greek: γλάρος (gláros) — Larus canus
  • Hungarian: viharsirály — Larus canus
  • Hungarian: sirály — Larus canus
  • Icelandic: stormmáfur — Larus canus
  • Ingrian: kalakajava — Larus canus
  • Irish: faoileán — Larus canus
  • Italian: gavina — Larus canus
  • Japanese: 鴎 (kamome) — Larus canus
  • Korean: 갈매기 (galmaegi) — Larus canus
  • Ladin: gabian — Larus canus
  • Latvian: kajaks — Larus canus
  • Lithuanian: paprastasis kiras — Larus canus
  • Lithuanian: kiras — Larus canus
  • Macedonian: сив галеб (siv galeb) — Larus canus
  • Maltese: gawwija sekonda — Larus canus
  • Norwegian: fiskemåke — Larus canus
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fiskemåse — Larus canus
  • Occitan: gavian — Larus canus
  • Polish: mewa pospolita — Larus canus
  • Portuguese: gaivota-parda — Larus canus
  • Portuguese: gaivota — Larus canus
  • Romani: chayka — Larus canus
  • Romani: chirikli-mariaki — Larus canus
  • Romanian: pescăruș sur — Larus canus
  • Russian: сизая ча́йка (sizaja čájka) — Larus canus
  • Russian: ча́йка (čájka) — Larus canus
  • Sami: skávli — Larus canus
  • Inari-Sami: päiski — Larus canus
  • Lule-Sami: guolleskávlle — Larus canus
  • Northern Sami: báiski — Larus canus
  • Southern Sami: guelie-moevse — Larus canus
  • Southern Sami: muevse — Larus canus
  • Sardinian: muetta da tschendra — Larus canus
  • Scottish Gaelic: faoileag — Larus canus
  • Serbo-Croatian: сиви галеб — Larus canus
  • Serbo-Croatian: бурни галеб — Larus canus
  • Serbo-Croatian: sivi galeb — Larus canus
  • Serbo-Croatian: burni galeb — Larus canus
  • Slovak: čajka sivá — Larus canus
  • Slovene: sivi galeb — Larus canus
  • Lower Sorbian: ryborak — Larus canus
  • Lower Sorbian: rybornik — Larus canus
  • Upper Sorbian: tonuška — Larus canus
  • Spanish: gaviota — Larus canus
  • Swedish: fiskmås — Larus canus
  • Lower Tanana: bats goya — Larus canus
  • Turkish: küçük gümüş martı — Larus canus
  • Turkish: dalgıç — Larus canus
  • Ottoman Turkish: بركه (bürke) — Larus canus
  • Ukrainian: чайка (čajka) — Larus canus
  • Welsh: y gweunydd — Larus canus
  • Welsh: gwylan y gweunydd — Larus canus
  • Zealandic: Sturmmeêuwe — Larus canus
  • Zealandic: sturmmeêuwe — Larus canus