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Sabine's gull

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A small gull, Xema sabini, breeding in the Arctic and migrating south in autumn.

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History

Etymology

Named after Edward Sabine.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: gavineta cuaforcada — Xema sabini
  • Chinese Mandarin: 叉尾鷗 /叉尾鸥 (chāwěi'ōu) — Xema sabini
  • Dutch: vorkstaartmeeuw — Xema sabini
  • German: Schwalbenmöwe — Xema sabini
  • Hungarian: fecskesirály — Xema sabini
  • Icelandic: þernumáfur — Xema sabini
  • Japanese: 首輪鴎 (kubiwa kamome) — Xema sabini
  • Romanian: pescăruș cu coadă scobită — Xema sabini
  • Russian: вилохво́стая ча́йка (viloxvóstaja čájka) — Xema sabini
  • Ukrainian: мартин вилохвостий (martyn vyloxvostyj) — Xema sabini