seafowl

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seafowl

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

noun seafowls · seafowl · sea fowl · sea-fowl

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

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@misc{seafowl_2026,
  title = {seafowl},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/seafowl},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}