: a bird (such as a gull or an albatross) frequenting the open ocean
Examples of seabird in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebExcess nutrients then wash into rivers and streams and end up in the sea, killing fish and other aquatic life needed by the wider ecosystem, including seabirds like penguins.—Philip Lymbery and Leticia Carvalho, TIME, 7 June 2024 In a study published Thursday in Nature, researchers examined the aftermath of seabird populations following Cyclone Ilsa, which impacted Bedout Island in Western Australia in April 2023.—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 6 June 2024 Communities of those seabirds might need coaxing to return.—Ethan Freedman, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 May 2024 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.—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for seabird
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