"seafowl" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: seafowls [plural], seafowl [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English sefoul, from Old English sǣfugol (“seabird”), equivalent to sea + fowl. Cognate with Dutch zeevogel, German Seevogel, Swedish sjöfågel, Icelandic sjófugl. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|sefoul}} Middle English sefoul, {{inh|en|ang|sǣfugol|t=seabird}} Old English sǣfugol (“seabird”), {{compound|en|sea|fowl}} sea + fowl, {{cog|nl|zeevogel}} Dutch zeevogel, {{cog|de|Seevogel}} German Seevogel, {{cog|sv|sjöfågel}} Swedish sjöfågel, {{cog|is|sjófugl}} Icelandic sjófugl Head templates: {{en-noun|s|seafowl}} seafowl (plural seafowls or seafowl)
  1. Any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters or over the oceans. Synonyms: seabird
    Sense id: en-seafowl-en-noun-NSVC7nIO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    },
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}

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