ivory gull

ivory gull ExamplesWord Origin noun

1. a white, arctic gull, Pagophila eburnea.

Origin of ivory gull First recorded in 1915–20 Examples from the Web for ivory gull Historical Examples of ivory gull

The little auk is no longer to be seen or heard; the only birds are an ivory-gull now and then, and occasionally a fulmar.

Farthest North

Fridtjof Nansen

British Dictionary definitions for ivory gull ivory gull noun

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