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mouette

seagull

noun moo-ET Rare
Animals & Nature Birds

Usage Note

mouette refers specifically to smaller gulls (such as the black-headed gull), distinct from goéland, which refers to larger gulls like the herring gull. The distinction is often ignored in casual speech. Anton Chekhov's famous play is translated into French as La Mouette.

Examples

"Une mouette criait au-dessus de la mer."

Natural Translation

A seagull cried above the sea.

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