: a bird (such as a gull or an albatross) frequenting the open ocean
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From elephant seals and seabirds to migrating whales and resident orcas, these destinations offer front-row access to the Golden State’s raw, untamed nature up close.
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The Heard and McDonald Islands, known for their populations of penguins and seabirds, can only be reached by sea.
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What To Know Last August, months before Trump took office, the deaths of hundreds of sea lions, dolphins and seabirds in California were attributed to a harmful neurotoxin outbreak called domoic acid, the Los Angeles Times reported.
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Orcas are known to eat a wide variety of marine creatures, including seals, squid, dolphins, rays and even seabirds.
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Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
The Heard and McDonald Islands, known for their populations of penguins and seabirds, can only be reached by sea.
Already a subscriber?
—Caroline Haskins, Wired News, 2 Apr. 2025
What To Know Last August, months before Trump took office, the deaths of hundreds of sea lions, dolphins and seabirds in California were attributed to a harmful neurotoxin outbreak called domoic acid, the Los Angeles Times reported.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Orcas are known to eat a wide variety of marine creatures, including seals, squid, dolphins, rays and even seabirds.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Seabird.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seabird. Accessed 30 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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