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seafowl

seafowl noun: any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters or over the oceans.

Noun

seafowl (plural seafowls or seafowl)

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

Synonyms of seafowl

Forms of seafowl

pluralseafowls
pluralseafowl
alternative formsea fowl
alternative formsea-fowl

Origin of seafowl

From Middle English sefoul, from Old English sǣfugol (“seabird”), equivalent to sea + fowl. Cognate with Dutch zeevogel, German Seevogel, Swedish sjöfågel, Icelandic sjófugl.

Questions about seafowl

What does seafowl mean?
Seafowl means any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters or over the oceans.
What part of speech is seafowl?
Seafowl is a noun.
What is the plural of seafowl?
The plural of seafowl is seafowls.

Words near seafowl in the dictionary

  1. seafoods
  2. seafoody
  3. Seaford
  4. Seafords
  5. Seaforth
  6. seafowl
  7. seafowls
  8. seafront
  9. seafronts
  10. seaful
  11. SEAG

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