sea cock

noun

The black-bellied plover, Pluvialis squatarola.

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Meanings

nounsea cock (plural sea cocks)

plural sea cocks · alternative sea-cock · alternative seacock

  1. The black-bellied plover, Pluvialis squatarola.
  2. A gurnard, such as the European red gurnard (Trigla pini).
  3. alternativenauticalAlternative form of seacock.

Origin

From sea + cock.

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APA

sea cock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20cock

MLA

“sea cock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20cock. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sea cock,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20cock.

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