: a bird (such as a gull or an albatross) frequenting the open ocean
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Baja, California, is an ideal destination to observe the fall migration of wildlife, including humpback whales and a variety of seabirds.
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Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
The community of about 700 people relies on wild foods like seabird eggs, berries, moose and especially salmon, which have been hit hard by climate change.
—Anna Canny, NPR, 13 Sep. 2024
Sofia’s kidnapping by the military junta is too severe an incident to be relegated to a B-plot behind more feelgood seabird material, while Coogan can’t quite sell his character’s deeper reserves of grief.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Sep. 2024
The beach was deserted except for seabirds and chunks of driftwood.
—Ruby Opalka, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2024
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Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
The community of about 700 people relies on wild foods like seabird eggs, berries, moose and especially salmon, which have been hit hard by climate change.
—Anna Canny, NPR, 13 Sep. 2024
Sofia’s kidnapping by the military junta is too severe an incident to be relegated to a B-plot behind more feelgood seabird material, while Coogan can’t quite sell his character’s deeper reserves of grief.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Sep. 2024
The beach was deserted except for seabirds and chunks of driftwood.
—Ruby Opalka, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2024
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“Seabird.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seabird. Accessed 4 Oct. 2024.
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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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