Seafowl

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters or over the oceans.
  2. 2
    a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls, pelicans, gannets, cormorants, albatrosses, petrels, etc. wordnet

Synonyms

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seabirdsea birdseabird

Etymology

From Middle English sefoul, from Old English sǣfugol (“seabird”), equivalent to sea + fowl. Cognate with Dutch zeevogel, German Seevogel, Swedish sjöfågel, Icelandic sjófugl.

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