: a bird (such as a gull or an albatross) frequenting the open ocean
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Offshore, fishing boats crowd the edge of the MPA, contributing to mounting entanglements that lead to prolonged suffering and slow deaths by strangulation or asphyxiation for marine mammals and seabirds.
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Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2026
For the last several months, wildlife experts have been alarmed by a large influx of dead and emaciated seabirds washing up on California beaches.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Also heading there now are multitudes of migrating shorebirds, seabirds and sea turtles to nest, feed and rest.
—Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 16 May 2026
But the best cure is outside, on the decks, with the ocean and the wildlife and seabirds.
—Akash Kapur, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
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Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2026
For the last several months, wildlife experts have been alarmed by a large influx of dead and emaciated seabirds washing up on California beaches.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Also heading there now are multitudes of migrating shorebirds, seabirds and sea turtles to nest, feed and rest.
—Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 16 May 2026
But the best cure is outside, on the decks, with the ocean and the wildlife and seabirds.
—Akash Kapur, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
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“Seabird.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seabird. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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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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