Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A migratory gull (Xema sabini) that breeds in Arctic regions, having a forked tail with feathers rounded at the ends.
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- noun A small
gull , Xema sabini, breeding in theArctic and migrating south in autumn.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[After Sir Edward Sabine, (1788–1883), British astronomer and explorer.]
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Named after Edward Sabine.
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