Definition of "sea bird" []

A bird, such as a petrel or albatross, that frequents the ocean, especially far from shore. (noun)

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Use "sea bird" in a sentence

"The great auk, now extinct, was an overgrown member of the same sea bird family that includes puffins and murrelets."
"They also dined off some sort of sea bird which came in to nest in burrows on Mount George between November and March."

Words like "sea bird"

aquatic bird auk coastal diving bird

gaviiform seabird oceanic bird pelagic bird

pelecaniform seabird podicipitiform seabird puffin

sphenisciform seabird