Seagull etymology

English

English word seagull comes from English sea, English gull

Detailed word origin of seagull

Dictionary entry Language Definition
sea English (en) (attributive, in combination) Living or used in or on the sea; of, near, or like the sea.. (figurative) Anything resembling the vastness of the sea.. (planetology) A large, dark plain of rock; a mare.. (planetology) A very large lake of liquid hydrocarbon.. A body of salt water smaller than an ocean, generally forming part of, or connecting with, an ocean or a larger sea.. A lake, especially [...]
gull English (en) (US, slang) To mislead.. (US, slang) To trick and defraud.. To deceive or cheat. A seabird of the genus Larus or of the family Laridae. (obsolete, Oxford University slang) A swindler or trickster.. (slang) A cheating trick; a fraud.. One easily cheated; a dupe.
seagull English (en) (British, Australia, New Zealand, rugby, _, slang, of a forward) To run in the back line rather than concentrate on primary positional duties in open play.. (New Zealand) To work as a non-union casual stevedore.. (boating, _, slang) To use a British Seagull outboard. (UK, slang) A fan or member of Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club.. (orthography) The symbol ΜΌ , which combines under a [...]