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Definition of Larus argentatus

Larus argentatus
Herring Her"ring, n. [OE. hering, AS. h[ae]ring; akin to D. haring, G. h["a]ring, hering, OHG. haring, hering, and prob. to AS. here army, and so called because they commonly move in large numbers. Cf. Harry.] (Zo["o]l.) One of various species of fishes of the genus Clupea, and allied genera, esp. the common round or English herring (C. harengus) of the North Atlantic. Herrings move in vast schools, coming in spring to the shores of Europe and America, where they are salted and smoked in great quantities. Herring gull (Zo["o]l.), a large gull which feeds in part upon herrings; esp., Larus argentatus in America, and L. cachinnans in England. See Gull. Herring hog (Zo["o]l.), the common porpoise. King of the herrings. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The chim[ae]ra (C. monstrosa) which follows the schools of herring. See Chim[ae]ra. (b) The opah.

Meaning of Larus argentatus from wikipedia

- The European herring gull (Larus argentatus) is a large gull, up to 66 cm (26 in) long. It breeds throughout the northern and western coasts of Europe...
- The American herring gull or Smithsonian gull (Larus smithsoni**** or Larus argentatus smithsoni****) is a large gull that breeds in North America, where...
- which is called "silver gull" in many other languages (scientific name Larus argentatus, German Silbermöwe, French Goéland argenté, Dutch zilvermeeuw), but...
- highest, as with most seabirds. Larus sp. (Middle Miocene of Grund, Austria) Larus sp. (Middle Miocene of Romania) Larus sp. (Late? Miocene/Early Pliocene...
- more broadly as a subspecies of the herring gull L. argentatus. The genus name is from Latin Larus which appears to have referred to a gull or other large...
- Asia, and North America. Helm. ISBN 0-7136-7087-8. "AnAge entry for Larus argentatus". The Animal Ageing and Longevity Database. Archived from the original...
- geographically adjacent po****tions as in a standard cline. In the case of Larus gulls, the habitats of the end po****tions even overlap, which introduces...
- predation. Great black-backed gull has a bulky, powerful beak Larus marinus and Larus argentatus together, Øresund Great black-backed gulls displaying Juvenile...
- The Mongolian gull (Larus mongolicus) is a large gull in the large white-headed gull (Larus) complex which breeds in interior eastern Asia. The Mongolian...
- species and therefore call it Larus argentatus smithsoni****, while others consider it a full species and therefore call it Larus smithsoni**** (and the user...