seabird

sea·bird | \ ˈsē-ˌbərd

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Definition of seabird

: a bird (such as a gull or an albatross) frequenting the open ocean

Examples of seabird in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The leader was the antipodean albatross, an endangered seabird that is often caught up in the lines used by commercial fishing boats to catch tuna and swordfish. — Mike Ives, New York Times, "Who Would Rig This Vote? The Fraud Was Real (and Feathers Were Ruffled)," 10 Nov. 2020 Case studies from the Indian Ocean, focusing on rat-free islands with larger seabird populations, have found that the extra guano produces more plankton and algae, as well as faster growing fish that keep coral reefs clean and more productive. — Kenneth R. Weiss, Science | AAAS, "To save this palm-filled paradise, biologists must kill the trees," 27 Aug. 2020 In these terms, seabird conservation doesn't sound like a crappy investment at all. — Lauren Kent, CNN, "Seabird poop is worth millions, say scientists trying to save the birds," 6 Aug. 2020 The couple’s boat was coming around Cape Blanco off the southern Oregon coast at about 1:30 in the morning when a storm petrel, a small seabird, crashed into the back of Laidlaw’s head and fell into the cockpit. — oregonlive, "Oregon wildfires can stress, damage health of wild animals that survive, upend bird migrations," 18 Sep. 2020 For Ramisha Maruf, of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the perfect intern experience resulted in her favorite story about a seabird. — Kathy Laskowski, sun-sentinel.com, "Award-winning South Florida Sun Sentinel looking for 2021 interns," 11 Sep. 2020 Whether the palm cull will boost seabird populations remains to be seen, says Young, whose students and colleagues are helping monitor the effects. — Kenneth R. Weiss, Science | AAAS, "To save this palm-filled paradise, biologists must kill the trees," 27 Aug. 2020 What is new is that scientists have now calculated an exact value for seabird poop. — Courtney Sexton, Smithsonian Magazine, "Seabird Poop Is Worth More Than $1 Billion Annually," 10 Aug. 2020 Researchers estimated the annual value of the nitrogen and phosphorus deposited into these ecosystems from seabird poop by calculating the cost to replace them with artificial nutrients. — Lauren Kent, CNN, "Seabird poop is worth millions, say scientists trying to save the birds," 6 Aug. 2020

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20 Nov 2020

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“Seabird.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seabird. Accessed 5 Dec. 2020.

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