Meanings
nounsea bird (plural sea birds)
plural sea birds
- alternativeAlternative spelling of seabird.
"It's heavily colonised by penguins and elephant seals and all kinds of sea birds," said Prof Coffin, who studies the undersea geography of the islands.
2025 April 4, Ottlie Mitchell, Tiffanie Turnbull, “'Nowhere's safe': How an island of penguins ended up on Trump tariff list”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 06 Apr 2025, retrieved 04 Sep 2026
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls, pelicans, gannets, cormorants, albatrosses, petrels, etc.
Broader
aquatic bird
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with sea bird
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APA
sea bird. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20bird
MLA
“sea bird.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20bird. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sea bird,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20bird.
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