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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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1996
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gull2 long-winged web-footed sea-bird. XV. prob. — W.
gwylan, Cornish
guilan :- Celt. *
voilenno-.
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 "The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)")
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GULLS ARE QUITE ADAPTABLE; HERRING AND RING-BILLED GULLS ARE THE MOST COMMON IN CNY.(Stars)(Column)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 12/8/2002; 700+ words
; ...different species of gulls that we can see in...common are the herring gull and the smaller ring...know the species is gulls because they are found...numbers. The herring gull feeds mostly on small...sources of food, the gulls began to help the...all started with one gull. It was ...
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 "Post-Tribune (IN)")
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ADAPTABLE GULLS STAGE COMEBACK
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 11/9/1996; 700+ words
; ...species of gulls. * The most common gulls here are the herring gull and the ring-billed gulls. The herring gull is a large bird, about 2 feet long...herring gull and the ring-billed gull. These are the gulls you see standing in mall parking...
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GULLS.
Magazine article from: New York State Conservationist; 6/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...known worldwide as the winter gull capital of the world. Thousands of gulls of more than a dozen species...such exotics as slaty-backed gulls from Asia, Ross's gull from the Arctic, black-headed gulls from Europe, black-legged...
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Gulls do a nose job Rooftop nests fouling Midwest Express Center's air
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 6/7/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...workers removed 704 gull nests from the center...Seefeld estimated that 500 gulls were roosting on the roof...when on the roof. The gulls have been a nuisance to...herring and ring-billed gull nests on the post office...about 50 pairs of herring gulls there. The next year...
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Gulls go for cicadas; Birds bombard inland areas in search of snacks
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 5/31/2007; ; 675 words
; ...Association, who says gulls are converging on her...neighbors likened the gull invasion to a scene from...Hitchcock's "The Birds." Gulls have been spotted munching...greenish legs. HERRING GULL Similar to ring-billed gulls but larger -- about...
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Gull Labs Announces Proforma Combined Results
PR Newswire; 8/20/1997; 700+ words
; ...LAKE CITY, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Gull Laboratories, Inc. (Amex: GUL...of 1997 for the combined operations of Gull Laboratories and the former Fresenius Diagnostik, which was acquired by Gull Laboratories on August 11, 1997. Gull...
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Gulls' Rooftop Nests Foul Air around Milwaukee Building.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 6/7/2002; 700+ words
; ...workers removed 704 gull nests from the center...Seefeld estimated that 500 gulls were roosting on the roof...when on the roof. The gulls have been a nuisance to...herring and ring-billed gull nests on the post office...about 50 pairs of herring gulls there. The next year...
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WHY GULL FLIES NO MORE
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 4/12/1987; ; 700+ words
; ...advertising executive Andrew Scherding called Gull Air in February to book a flight to LaGuardia...Airlines where Scherding was told that Gull did not have the flight scheduled at the time he wanted and that there was no Gull Air. Both statements proved to be erroneous...
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GULL LABORATORIES MERGES BELGIAN MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS FIRM
PR Newswire; 5/14/1993; 700+ words
; ...14 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Myron Wentz, chairman of the board of Gull Laboratories, Inc., (NASDAQ: GULL), today announced the signing of an Agreement of Merger between Gull Europe, a wholly- owned subsidiary of Gull, and Biolab, S.A...
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+(via+Knight-Ridder%2fTribune+Business+News) "The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)")
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Gulls Seen as Major Source of Pollution on Milwaukee Beaches.
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News); 3/8/2002; 700+ words
; ...sea gulls. I love sea gulls. Who doesn't love the sound of sea gulls around their house?" But gull droppings carry a powerful...Bacteria concentration in gull droppings is about 1...droppings, McLellan said. Gulls "obviously have pretty...
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Gulls
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...distinct species. Herring gulls breed freely with other seemingly distinct gulls, including the Iceland gull ( L. glau-coides...grasshoppers are abundant, these gulls will gorge themselves...to fly. The laughing gull ( L. atricilla ) breeds...
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gull
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...are smaller. The Franklin's gull of the Great Plains is called...The California and western gulls are common on the Pacific coast...kittiwake is a small oceanic gull of the genus Rissa, seldom...lesser black-backed and little gulls are European. Gulls are classified...
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gull, to
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
gull, to, of the pin of a block , to wear away the sheave , round which the rope of a tackle revolves. When...called gulling. Similarly, when the yards of a square-rigged ship rub against the mast, they are said to gull the mast.
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mew gull
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
mew gull • n. a migratory gull with greenish-gray legs, found locally in northern and eastern Eurasia and northwestern North America. • Larus canus , family Laridae.
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gulls
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
gulls See CHARADRIIFORMES ; LARIDAE .
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