Meaning | A bird that frequents coastal waters and the open / open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels; etc.. |
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Synonyms | seabird, sea bird |
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Narrower | auk | Black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas |
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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 |
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Spanish | ave marina |
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Catalan | ocell marí |
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