: a bird (such as a gull or an albatross) frequenting the open ocean
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Watching boating trip in Ventry, County Kerry, to see whales, dolphins, seals, and a variety of seabirds with an onboard wildlife guide before landing for a half-day on Great Blasket Island.
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Yvonne Gordon, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025
Bird flu has been reported in 50 states since 2022 across different wild bird species, including terrestrial, seabird, shorebird and migratory, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 30 Jan. 2025
The large seabirds normally have only one mate in their lifetime.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 6 Dec. 2024
The queen of seabirds returned to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in the Pacific Ocean last week and began interacting with a new male partner, the Pacific Region of the US Fish & Wildlife Service said in a post on X on Tuesday.
—Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Yvonne Gordon, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025
Bird flu has been reported in 50 states since 2022 across different wild bird species, including terrestrial, seabird, shorebird and migratory, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 30 Jan. 2025
The large seabirds normally have only one mate in their lifetime.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 6 Dec. 2024
The queen of seabirds returned to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in the Pacific Ocean last week and began interacting with a new male partner, the Pacific Region of the US Fish & Wildlife Service said in a post on X on Tuesday.
—Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Seabird.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seabird. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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seabird
noun
sea·bird
ˈsē-ˌbərd 
: a bird (as a gull or an albatross) that lives on or near the open ocean
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