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 strong, long-breathed, and accustomed to such exercise, Halbert, even though encumbered with his sword, dived and rose like a seafowl, and swam across the lake in the northern direction.

From The Monastery by Scott, Walter, Sir

Even from where he stood Blake could hear the harsh clamor of the seafowl.

From Into the Primitive by Bennett, Robert Ames

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

From The Confessions of a Poacher by Anonymous

These rocks are the haunts of seafowl, whose clang, though this is not their season, we heard at a distance.

From Dr. Johnson's Works: Life, Poems, and Tales, Volume 1 The Works of Samuel Johnson, Ll.D., in Nine Volumes by Johnson, Samuel