NOUN | animal | seabird, sea bird, seafowl | a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open / open ocean |
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Meaning | A bird that frequents coastal waters and the open / open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels; etc.. | |
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Synonyms | sea bird, seafowl | |
Narrower | auk | Black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas |
coastal diving bird | gull family | |
gaviiform seabird | seabirds of the order Gaviiformes | |
pelagic bird, oceanic bird | bird of the open / open seas | |
pelecaniform seabird | large fish-eating seabird with four-toed webbed feet | |
podicipitiform seabird | aquatic birds related to the loons | |
puffin | Any of two genera of northern seabirds having short necks and brightly colored compressed bills | |
sphenisciform seabird | flightless cold-water seabirds | |
Broader | aquatic bird | wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or salt water |
Spanish | ave marina | |
Catalan | ocell marí |
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