Phrase guide

ivory gull

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

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noun

Meaning 1

An Arctic seabird species in the gull family Laridae, Pagophila eburnea.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

white Arctic gull; migrates as far south as England and New Brunswick

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Pagophila eburnea

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: gull, seagull, sea gull

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 白鸥 (bái-ōu) — Pagophila eburnea
  • Czech: racek sněžní — Pagophila eburnea
  • Danish: ismåge — Pagophila eburnea
  • Dutch: ivoormeeuw — Pagophila eburnea
  • Esperanto: eburmevo — Pagophila eburnea
  • Estonian: vandelkajakas — Pagophila eburnea
  • Finnish: jäälokki — Pagophila eburnea
  • French: mouette blanche — Pagophila eburnea
  • German: Elfenbeinmöwe — Pagophila eburnea
  • Greenlandic: naajavaarsuk — Pagophila eburnea
  • Icelandic: ísmáfur — Pagophila eburnea
  • Icelandic: ísmávur — Pagophila eburnea
  • Italian: gabbiano eburneo — Pagophila eburnea
  • Japanese: 象牙鴎 (zouge kamome) — Pagophila eburnea
  • Korean: 북극흰갈매기 (bukgeukhuin'galmaegi) — Pagophila eburnea
  • Norwegian: ismåke — Pagophila eburnea
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ismåse — Pagophila eburnea
  • Polish: mewa modrodzioba — Pagophila eburnea
  • Portuguese: gaivota-marfim — Pagophila eburnea
  • Russian: белая чайка (belaja čajka) — Pagophila eburnea
  • Slovak: čajka biela — Pagophila eburnea
  • Spanish: gaviota marfileña — Pagophila eburnea
  • Swedish: ismås — Pagophila eburnea
  • Ukrainian: мартин білий (martyn bilyj) — Pagophila eburnea