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Wikipedia on Larus marinus, or the great black-backed gull:
The scientific name is from Latin. Larus appears to have referred to a gull or other large seabird. The specific name marinus means “marine”, or when taken together, “sea gull”.
If that’s not a seagull I don’t know what is.
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LoL, indeed it’s not tho’, it’s the Great Black-Backed Gull. Damn those taxonomists!!!
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Yeah but like, my dog is a dog but it’s also a Labrador and also has a name. The great black-backed gull is also known as Larus marinus which means sea gull, and is also commonly referred to as a seagull. By what notion is that not a seagull?
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By the simple minded notion of my sense of humor. ;-) Any more hares you’d like to split?
