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pelagic bird - bird of the open seas | ||
oceanic bird | ||
sea bird, seabird, seafowl a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels; etc. | ||
procellariiform seabird large long-winged bird with hooked bill and tubular nostrils that wanders the open seas | ||
mollymawk, albatross 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 |