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# seagull

noun (a seagull, seagulls)

«seagull» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A seagull (or gull) is a large grey and white bird with a loud cry that lives near the sea and often by rivers and towns. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seagull/#m1)

### In the lessons

Used in nature and seaside life: seagulls steal chips and sandwiches at the beach, follow fishing boats and nest on cliffs and roofs. Safety and manners: do not feed seagulls, and keep food covered.

### Examples

- A seagull stole my chips at the beach! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seagull/#x1)
- Seagulls were crying above the harbour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seagull/#x2)
- Don't feed the seagulls. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seagull/#x3)
- The seagull dived into the sea for a fish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seagull/#x4)
- Seagulls nest on the cliffs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seagull/#x5)
- Seagulls followed the fishing boat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seagull/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Scientists say "gull", because many gulls live inland too. Compound: sea + gull.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «seagull» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seagull/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«seagull» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/seagull.html) on Mova free.