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OCEANIC BIRD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bird of the open seas
Synonyms:
oceanic bird; pelagic bird
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("oceanic bird" is a kind of...):
sea bird; seabird; seafowl (a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels; etc.)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "oceanic bird"):
procellariiform seabird (large long-winged bird with hooked bill and tubular nostrils that wanders the open seas)
albatross; mollymawk (large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight)
petrel (relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land)
diving petrel (any of several small diving birds of southern hemisphere seas; somewhat resemble auks)
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