SEA BIRD Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the phrase sea bird. (close relations)
Definition of SEA BIRD
Best Alternative Words for SEA BIRD
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albatross | nounn | |||||||
noun • (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps • large web-footed birds of the Southern Hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight | ||||||||
cormorant | nounn | |||||||
noun • large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fish | ||||||||
fulmar | nounn | |||||||
noun • heavy short-tailed oceanic bird of polar regions | ||||||||
guillemot | nounn | |||||||
noun • small black or brown speckled auks of northern seas | ||||||||
gull | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of • mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs verb • make a fool or dupe of • fool or hoax | ||||||||
kittiwake | nounn | |||||||
noun • small pearl-grey gull of northern regions; nests on cliffs and has a rudimentary hind toe | ||||||||
murre | nounn | |||||||
noun • black-and-white diving bird of northern seas | ||||||||
pelican | nounn | |||||||
noun • large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish | ||||||||
petrel | nounn | |||||||
noun • relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land | ||||||||
puffin | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of two genera of northern seabirds having short necks and brightly colored compressed bills | ||||||||
razorbill | nounn | |||||||
noun • black-and-white northern Atlantic auk having a compressed sharp-edged bill | ||||||||
seagull | nounn | |||||||
noun • mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs | ||||||||
shearwater | nounn | |||||||
noun • long-winged oceanic bird that in flight skims close to the waves | ||||||||
tern | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail | ||||||||
murrelet | nounn | |||||||
noun • Any of several species of small seabirds, in the genera Brachyramphus and Synthliboramphus of the auk family, found in the North Pacific. | ||||||||
seabird | nounn | |||||||
noun • a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels; etc. | ||||||||
seafowl | nounn | |||||||
noun • a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels; etc. |