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

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