seabird
nounUK /ˈsiːbɜːd/
US /ˈsiːbɝːd/
A seabird is a bird that lives near the ocean and catches fish in the water.
The puffin is a seabird that nests on rocky cliffs by the sea.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Any bird of the order Procellariiformes, such as petrels and shearwaters, adapted to life over open ocean.
Scientists tracked the seabird across thousands of miles of open water.
3. A bird that spends most of its life at sea, returning to land only to breed.
Many seabirds gather on remote islands once a year to raise their chicks.
4. In ecological classification, a bird that feeds primarily in saltwater environments.
The survey counted every seabird along the coastal feeding grounds.