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seabird

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈsiːbɜː(ɹ)d/
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  • rhymes with -iːbɜː(ɹ)d

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters or over the oceans.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels; etc.

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sea bird, seafowl

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: aquatic bird

Narrower terms: coastal diving bird, auk, puffin, gaviiform seabird, podicipitiform seabird, pelecaniform seabird, sphenisciform seabird, pelagic bird, oceanic bird

History

Etymology

From sea + bird.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: seevoël — any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters
  • Catalan: au marina — any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters
  • Chinese Mandarin: 海鳥 /海鸟 (hǎiniǎo) — any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters
  • Dzongkha: མཚོ་བྱ (mtsho bya) — any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters
  • Esperanto: marbirdo — any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters
  • Faroese: sjófuglur — any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters
  • Finnish: merilintu — any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters
  • French: oiseau de mer — any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters
  • French: oiseau marin — any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters
  • German: Seevogel — any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters
  • German: Meeresvogel — any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters
  • Greek: θαλασσοπούλι (thalassopoúli) — any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters
  • Icelandic: sjófugl — any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters
  • Icelandic: sjávarfugl — any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters
  • Japanese: 海鳥 (umidori) — any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters
  • Latin: mergus — any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters
  • Māori: manu moana — any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters
  • Māori: manu-ā-tai — any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters
  • Nahuatl: ilhuicaātl tototl — any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sjøfugl — any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sjøfugl — any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters
  • Polish: ptak morski — any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters
  • Portuguese: ave marinha — any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters
  • Russian: морска́я пти́ца (morskája ptíca) — any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters
  • Spanish: ave marina — any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters
  • Swedish: havsfågel — any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters
  • Turkish: deniz kuşu — any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters
  • Volapük: melaböd — any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters