seafowl

[see-foul]

noun

plural

seafowls ,

plural

seafowl .

1. seabird.

Word History and Origins

Origin of seafowl¹

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.

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Another successful method of taking seafowl was by the "fly" or "ring" net.

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The boatmen ask fifteen shillings a day for a boat to sail round the Head, and give you opportunity to peer into caverns, or to shoot seafowl should your desire be for “sport.”

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The big piece of white duck stood out bravely against the blue sky, all the more conspicuous for the flocks of frightened seafowl which wheeled above and around it.

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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.

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