seafowl

[ see-foul ]

/ ˈsiˌfaʊl /

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noun, plural sea·fowls, (especially collectively) sea·fowl.

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Origin of seafowl

First recorded in 1300–50, seafowl is from the Middle English word seafoule.See sea, fowl

Words nearby seafowl

seafloor, seafloor spreading, sea foam, seafood, Seaford, seafowl, sea fox, sea fret, sea front, sea gate, sea gauge

How to use seafowl in a sentence

Of every species on the island, of land or seafowl, he had found a specimen.
The Bondman|Hall Caine
Staring upward, Blake for the first time observed that the face of the cliff swarmed with seafowl.
Into the Primitive|Robert Ames Bennet
Shortly before dawn, Blake was roused by a pack of jackals, snarling and quarrelling over the half-dried seafowl.
Into the Primitive|Robert Ames Bennet
But to think of the Seafowl being turned at one stroke into a hospital hulk.
Hunting the Skipper|George Manville Fenn

There, gentlemen,” he said; “there lies the Seafowl, in quite a different position; but there is no lugger.
Hunting the Skipper|George Manville Fenn