: a bird (such as a gull or an albatross) frequenting the open ocean
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Every year, millions of seabirds return to the refuge to nest and raise their young.
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CBS News, 6 Dec. 2024
And for birdwatchers in particular, the island plays host to all sorts of marvelous seabirds, inviting species like the European storm petrel, Barolo shearwater and Bulwer's petrel to hunt along its waters.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Never enter areas posted with shorebird/seabird signs.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2024
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
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CBS News, 6 Dec. 2024
And for birdwatchers in particular, the island plays host to all sorts of marvelous seabirds, inviting species like the European storm petrel, Barolo shearwater and Bulwer's petrel to hunt along its waters.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Never enter areas posted with shorebird/seabird signs.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2024
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
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“Seabird.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seabird. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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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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