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seafowl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
seafowl
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: sefoul, sǣfugol

Inflected Forms

seafowls (plural) sea fowl (alternative) sea-fowl (alternative)

Synonyms

seabird sea bird

Questions

What does seafowl mean?
Any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters or over the oceans.
Where does seafowl come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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