: a bird (such as a gull or an albatross) frequenting the open ocean
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This year’s puffin count and other seabird numbers will be particularly important.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 May 2025
Parts of the island are closed during seabird breeding season.
—Kate Talerico, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2025
So far, eight of the aquarium’s dapper black-and-white seabirds are settling into the new habitat.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
Although gulls are known for stealing food gathered by land animals, there are few observations of seabirds stealing food from marine animals, Moscrop said.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 May 2025
Parts of the island are closed during seabird breeding season.
—Kate Talerico, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2025
So far, eight of the aquarium’s dapper black-and-white seabirds are settling into the new habitat.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
Although gulls are known for stealing food gathered by land animals, there are few observations of seabirds stealing food from marine animals, Moscrop said.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Seabird.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seabird. Accessed 9 Jun. 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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