: a bird (such as a gull or an albatross) frequenting the open ocean
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Albatrosses and other seabirds are known to fly to the Midway Atoll every year to nest and raise their chicks — but Wisdom has been doing it longer than most birds, let alone albatrosses.
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Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
These organisms form the basis of the Antarctic food chain, and impacts to them could in turn affect seabirds, seals, penguins and whales, per BBC News.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2024
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Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
These organisms form the basis of the Antarctic food chain, and impacts to them could in turn affect seabirds, seals, penguins and whales, per BBC News.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2024
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“Seabird.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seabird. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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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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