: a bird (such as a gull or an albatross) frequenting the open ocean
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The island also supports large seabird colonies and is designated as an Important Bird Area.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 19 Dec. 2024
The seabirds cannot survive when caught in rough waters.
—Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 3 Sep. 2024
The Olympic Peninsula to British Columbia Walking & Hiking Tour offers the chance to watch seabirds, whales, and other marine life by shore and sea, on ferries, in kayaks, and from waterfront hotels.
—Everett Potter, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
The dusky-colored seabird had been collected on Lord Howe Island in New South Wales, Australia, where breeding colonies of the species raise young.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 19 Dec. 2024
The seabirds cannot survive when caught in rough waters.
—Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 3 Sep. 2024
The Olympic Peninsula to British Columbia Walking & Hiking Tour offers the chance to watch seabirds, whales, and other marine life by shore and sea, on ferries, in kayaks, and from waterfront hotels.
—Everett Potter, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
The dusky-colored seabird had been collected on Lord Howe Island in New South Wales, Australia, where breeding colonies of the species raise young.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Seabird.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seabird. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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seabird
noun
sea·bird
ˈsē-ˌbərd 
: a bird (as a gull or an albatross) that lives on or near the open ocean
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