: a bird (such as a gull or an albatross) frequenting the open ocean
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All that airborne guano is nature’s marine fertilizer, and scientists have been vastly underestimating how much seabird poop is actually fertilizing our oceans and coastlines.
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Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2025
Water safaris Ribsafari in Vestmannaeyjar offers tours of the puffin colonies on Elliðaey and Bjarnaey, where visitors can observe the impressive seabirds in their natural habitat.
—Mia Taylor, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Its name, Albatross, pays tribute to the massive seabird known for its ability to travel thousands of miles across the open ocean without much wing-flapping.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
That's because seabird feces has high levels of nitrogen and phosphorus and can hence enrich soil and coastal waters.
—ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2025
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Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2025
Water safaris Ribsafari in Vestmannaeyjar offers tours of the puffin colonies on Elliðaey and Bjarnaey, where visitors can observe the impressive seabirds in their natural habitat.
—Mia Taylor, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Its name, Albatross, pays tribute to the massive seabird known for its ability to travel thousands of miles across the open ocean without much wing-flapping.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
That's because seabird feces has high levels of nitrogen and phosphorus and can hence enrich soil and coastal waters.
—ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Seabird.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seabird. Accessed 16 Sep. 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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