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The following 5 entries include the term Black-Backed.
black-backed gull
noun: any of several gulls having the back and upper surface of the wings of a very dark slate or black color as adults see great black-backed gull, lesser black-backed gull
black-backed jackal
noun: a common South African jackal (Canis mesomelas) with a dark dorsal saddle mark
black-backed woodpecker
noun: a three-toed woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) native to forests of the northern U.S. and Canada that is black above and white below with dark barring on the flanks, a white facial stripe, and in the male a yellow crown
great black-backed gull
noun: a very large black-backed gull (Larus marinus) that is becoming increasingly abundant along northern coasts on both the European and American sides of the Atlantic
lesser black-backed gull
noun: a European black-backed gull (Larus fuscus graellsi)
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