seafowl

[ see-foul ]

/ ˈsiˌfaʊl /

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

Example sentences from the Web for seafowl

Even from where he stood Blake could hear the harsh clamor of the seafowl.
Into the Primitive|Robert Ames Bennet
Seafowl and waders were very numerous, but the breeding season was over.
Narrative Of The Voyage Of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By The Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During The Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries And Surveys In New Guinea, The Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. To Which Is Added The Account Of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition For The Exploration Of The Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist To The Expedition. In Two Volumes. Volume 1.|John MacGillivray
I was only thinking, sir, that we ought to send a messenger to the Seafowl.
Hunting the Skipper|George Manville Fenn
Staring upward, Blake for the first time observed that the face of the cliff swarmed with seafowl.
Into the Primitive|Robert Ames Bennet

Of every species on the island, of land or seafowl, he had found a specimen.
The Bondman|Hall Caine

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