seafowl
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of seafowl
First recorded in 1300–50, seafowl is from the Middle English word seafoule. See sea, fowl
Example Sentences
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The Seabirds Count, a census of the UK and Ireland's main seafowl species, found that herring gulls were one of 11 groups that saw a drop in their population between 2002 and 2021.
From BBC • Dec. 17, 2023
The dim loom of land saluted my eyes, and nearer still a precipice of rocks, by which the seafowl were screaming.
From Hurricane Island by Watson, H. B. Marriott (Henry Brereton Marriott)
It was a mere sand-bank, which supplied them only with water and seafowl.
From Fighting the Whales by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
Her reverie was at last disturbed by the peculiar behavior of the seafowl.
From Into the Primitive by Bennett, Robert Ames
The snow was wet underfoot and seafowl were swooping around.
From The Literary World Seventh Reader by Metcalf, John Calvin
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