seafowl

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noun

Any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters or over the oceans.

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seabirdsea bird
OriginMiddle English sefoul ← Old English sǣfugol →
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Meanings

nounseafowl (plural seafowls or seafowl)

plural seafowls · alternative sea fowl · alternative sea-fowl

  1. Any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters or over the oceans.

    Synonyms: seabird

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters or over the oceans.

Similar
seabird

More synonyms by meaning

nouna bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls, pelicans, gannets, cormorants, albatrosses, petrels, etc.

Similar
seabirdsea bird
Broader
aquatic bird
Also see
seabird

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Englishsǣfugol“seabird”
  2. Middle Englishsefoul
  3. Englishseafowl

From Middle English sefoul, from Old English sǣfugol (“seabird”), equivalent to sea + fowl. Cognate with Dutch zeevogel, German Seevogel, Swedish sjöfågel, Icelandic sjófugl.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

seawolf
Cite this entry
APA

seafowl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seafowl

MLA

“seafowl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seafowl. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seafowl,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seafowl.

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