ivory gull

American  

noun

1. a white, Arctic gull, Pagophila eburnea.

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ivory gull British  

noun

1. a white gull, Pagophila (or Larus ) eburneus, mostly confined to arctic regions

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Etymology

Origin of ivory gull

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

Among the rareties: ivory gull, sharp-tailed sandpiper, lark sparrow and warblers from every corner of the western hemisphere.

From The Guardian • Apr. 22, 2017

There were a few also of the ivory gull, a beautiful bird of immaculate whiteness.

From Peter the Whaler by Austin, Henry

Just as were going to break up camp yesterday morning we suddenly heard the angry cry of an ivory gull; there, above us, beautiful and white, were two of them sailing right over our heads.

From Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 by Nansen, Fridtjof

Johansen shot another ivory gull yesterday, and we had it and another one for dinner.

From Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 by Nansen, Fridtjof

The eider-duck and the ivory gull had entered our horizon.

From My Attainment of the Pole by Cook, Frederick A.