sea-fowl

A sea-fowl dives into the ocean to catch a fish.

Definition

Noun: "sea-fowl" refers to a bird that lives or is found near the sea, typically feeding on fish or marine life. This term is a collective or countable noun for seabirds.

Usage Examples

• (Birds that live by the sea, such as gulls or puffins.)
• (A group of seabirds engaged in feeding.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be a sea-fowl": used figuratively to describe a person who spends much time at sea or is associated with coastal life.
  • The old fisherman was a true sea-fowl, never comfortable far from the shore. (He was like a seabird in his attachment to the ocean.)

Variants and Related Words

• Seafowl (n): an alternative spelling of "sea-fowl," meaning the same.

  • The island is a sanctuary for many species of seafowl. (A protected area for seabirds.)

• Seabird (n): a more common synonym for "sea-fowl," referring specifically to birds that live in marine environments.

  • Seabirds like albatrosses and petrels are well adapted to ocean life. (Birds adapted to the sea.)

Synonyms

• Seabird: a bird that lives on or near the sea.
• Marine bird: a bird that inhabits coastal or oceanic areas.

Related Idioms

• The term is primarily literal and descriptive, used in ornithology or nature writing.