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šaḥaf שַׁ֫חַף ‘gull’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from an unused root meaning to peel, i.e. emaciate

šaḥaf n, m
1) a ceremonially unclean bird
 1a) cuckow, gull, seagull, sea-mew
 1b) maybe an extinct bird, exact meaning unknown

Mentioned in Codex Leviticus 11:16 Deuteronomy 14:15

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