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seabird

American  
[see-burd] / ˈsiˌbɜrd /
Or sea bird

noun

  1. a bird frequenting the sea or coast.


Etymology

Origin of seabird

First recorded in 1580–90; sea + bird

Example Sentences

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The devastating effect of storms on seabirds, including the thousands of puffins washing up on the coastline in the South West, Channel Islands and France, has been well documented.

From BBC

Thompson said that recent reports of dead and dying seabirds washing ashore in large numbers from Spain to Scotland, is "devastating".

From BBC

The death toll is even higher in France and Spain, where many of the seabird populations that breed in the UK spend the winter, raising fears of catastrophic seabird "wreck".

From BBC

But a particularly dangerous strain of the disease was detected in April 2024 by Chilean researcher Victor Neira and his team in five skuas, a type of polar seabird.

From Barron's

It wasn’t easy to see because the desk was stacked with books about oceans and islands; magazines about boats and rafts; videos about seabirds and animals.

From Literature