Usually means: Common large seagull, widespread species.
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  1. herring gull: Merriam-Webster
  2. herring gull: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. herring gull: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. herring gull: Collins English Dictionary
  5. herring gull: Vocabulary.com
  6. herring gull: Wordnik
  7. herring gull: Wiktionary
  8. herring gull: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. Herring gull, herring gull: Dictionary.com
  10. Herring Gull, Herring gull: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. herring gull: Rhymezone
  12. herring gull: FreeDictionary.org
  13. herring gull: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. herring gull: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (herring gull)

▸ noun:  Any of a group of large seagulls in the Larus genus.
▸ noun:  Specifically the European herring gull (Larus argentatus).

Similar:
larus argentatus, gull, seagull, European herring gull, common gull, glaucous gull, slaty-backed gull, larid, sea-gull, Iceland gull, more...

Types:
black-backed gull, slaty-backed gull, western gull, yellow-footed gull, black-, more...

Phrases:
European herring gull, American herring gull, more...

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Similar:
larus argentatus, gull, seagull, European herring gull, common gull, glaucous gull, slaty-backed gull, larid, sea-gull, Iceland gull, more...

Types:
black-backed gull, slaty-backed gull, western gull, yellow-footed gull, black-, more...

Phrases:
European herring gull, American herring gull, more...



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