seabird

noun

sea·​bird ˈsē-ˌbərd How to pronounce seabird (audio)
: a bird (such as a gull or an albatross) frequenting the open ocean

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Goldberg is the coauthor of a recent study about the impact weather-balloon debris is having on seabirds and marine animals. Danielle Beurteaux, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024 But the tribes in the Bering Strait region also rely on seabirds, seals, walruses, and whales. Bymegan Gannon, science.org, 16 July 2024 One question keeps surfacing this month, as reports of a certain quirky and beloved seabird keep popping up along Florida's east coast: A puffin? Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2024 The one at Land’s End is perhaps most famous, near the mist and crying seabirds of the Golden Gate (just don’t approach the cliffs). Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for seabird 

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First Known Use

1564, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of seabird was in 1564

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“Seabird.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seabird. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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seabird

noun
sea·​bird ˈsē-ˌbərd How to pronounce seabird (audio)
: a bird (as a gull or an albatross) that lives on or near the open ocean

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