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sea cock

sea cock noun: the black-bellied plover, Pluvialis squatarola. Also the alternative form of seacock.

Noun

sea cock (plural sea cocks)

  1. The black-bellied plover, Pluvialis squatarola.
  2. A gurnard, such as the European red gurnard (Trigla pini).

Also used as

sea cock is also the alternative form of seacock.

Forms of sea cock

pluralsea cocks
alternative formsea-cock
alternative formseacock

Origin of sea cock

From sea + cock.

Questions about sea cock

What does sea cock mean?
Sea cock means the black-bellied plover, Pluvialis squatarola.
What part of speech is sea cock?
Sea cock is a noun.
What is the plural of sea cock?
The plural of sea cock is sea cocks.

Words near sea cock in the dictionary

  1. sea clown
  2. sea clowns
  3. sea coal
  4. sea cob
  5. sea cobs
  6. sea cock
  7. sea cocks
  8. sea coconut
  9. sea coconuts
  10. sea colander
  11. sea colanders

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