seafowl
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sea·fowl
(sē′foul′)n.
1. A seabird.
2. Seabirds considered as a group.
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seafowl
(ˈsiːˌfaʊl)n
(Animals) a seabird
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sea′bird`
or sea′ bird`,
n.
a bird frequenting the sea or coast. Also called seafowl.
[1580–90]
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| Noun | 1. |  seafowl - a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels; etc.aquatic bird - wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or salt water coastal diving bird - gull family; skimmer family; jaeger family; auk family auk - black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas puffin - any of two genera of northern seabirds having short necks and brightly colored compressed bills gaviiform seabird - seabirds of the order Gaviiformes podicipitiform seabird - aquatic birds related to the loons pelecaniform seabird - large fish-eating seabird with four-toed webbed feet sphenisciform seabird - flightless cold-water seabirds: penguins oceanic bird, pelagic bird - bird of the open seas |
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