sea·bird

[see-burd]
noun
a bird frequenting the sea or coast.
Also, sea bird.
Also called seafowl.


Origin:
1580–90; sea + bird

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seabird

noun
a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels; etc. 
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Seabird is always a great word to know.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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Example sentences
The endangered marbled murrelet, a small seabird, builds its nests on the wide
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The other imperiled bird of the high canopy is actually a seabird: the marbled
  murrelet.
The boat also approached a thrush-sized seabird bobbing on the surface: the
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