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Gull (other)
A gull is a bird in the family Laridae. Gull or gulls may also refer to: Other animals * '' Cepora'', a genus of butterflies commonly called the Gulls * Gull Dong, a breed of dog * Gull Terrier, a breed of dog Business * Gull Petroleum * Gull (record label), a UK record label active between 1974 and 1984 Geography * Gull Glacier * Gull Island (other) * Gull Lake (other) * Gull River (other) * Gull (geology), a valley-side chasm associated with cambering People * Gull (surname), list of people with this name * Ernests Gulbis, a Latvian tennis player nicknamed "The Gull" Sports * Salt Lake City Gulls, a former AAA minor league baseball team (1975–84) * Newport Gulls, a summer collegiate baseball franchise currently in the NECBL * San Diego Gulls (other), five different minor league hockey franchises * Sylvan Lake Gulls, baseball team in the Western Canadian Baseball League * Gull (dinghy), a small sailing boat Transportation * Gul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gull
Gulls, or colloquially seagulls, are seabirds of the family Laridae in the suborder Lari. They are most closely related to the terns and skimmers and only distantly related to auks, and even more distantly to waders. Until the 21st century, most gulls were placed in the genus ''Larus'', but that arrangement is now considered polyphyletic, leading to the resurrection of several genera. An older name for gulls is mews, which is cognate with German ''Möwe'', Danish ''måge'', Swedish ''mås'', Dutch ''meeuw'', Norwegian ''måke''/''måse'' and French ''mouette'', and can still be found in certain regional dialects. Gulls are typically medium to large in size, usually grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They typically have harsh wailing or squawking calls; stout, longish bills; and webbed feet. Most gulls are ground-nesting carnivores which take live food or scavenge opportunistically, particularly the ''Larus'' species. Live food often includes crustac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
