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

But the seafowl is gone to her nest, The beast is laid down in his lair; Even here is a season of rest, And I to my cabin repair.

From The Golden Treasury Of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language by Palgrave, Francis Turner

She sat in the water like a seafowl, and sped away out of port as if she expected to attract the admiration of the immense throng on the wharf.

From Uncle Daniel's Story Of "Tom" Anderson And Twenty Great Battles by McElroy, John

As soon as this was done, the shapeless mass, deprived of its fat, was allowed to float away, to become the prey of numberless seafowl and various fish.

From The South Sea Whaler by Groome, William H. C.

The snow was wet underfoot and seafowl were swooping around.

From The Literary World Seventh Reader by Metcalf, John Calvin