seafowl

American  

[see-foul] / ˈsiˌfaʊl /

noun

plural

seafowls,

plural

seafowl

1. seabird.

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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

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

Staring upward, Blake for the first time observed that the face of the cliff swarmed with seafowl.

From Into the Primitive by Bennett, Robert Ames

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)

Lightly and daintily she rode upon the waters, like some giant seafowl, spreading one white pinion after another in preparation for her flight.

From Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

Shortly before dawn, Blake was roused by a pack of jackals, snarling and quarrelling over the half-dried seafowl.

From Into the Primitive by Bennett, Robert Ames