seabird
Any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters or over the oceansAny bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters or over the oceans.
» He catches seabirds and eats them.
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1 sensesAny bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters or over the oceans.
Seevogel, Meeresvogel
морска́я пти́цаmorskája ptíca
a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls, pelicans, gannets, cormorants, albatrosses, petrels, etc.
Examples
8 sentencesHe catches seabirds and eats them.
Sami captured seabirds and drank their blood.
Sami got sick from eating a seabird.
Plastic kills countless seabirds and sea turtles each year.
Puffins are beautiful seabirds.
Translations
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Origin
From sea + bird.From sea + bird.
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