coastal diving bird

Noun
  1. Gull family;
    Skimmer family;
    Jaeger family;
    Auk family (synset 102043159)
    is a type of: sea bird, seabird, seafowl - a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels; etc.
    subtypes:
    • larid - long-winged web-footed aquatic bird of the gull family
    • skimmer - gull-like seabird that flies along the surface of the water with an elongated lower mandible immersed to skim out food
    • jaeger - rapacious seabird that pursues weaker birds to make them drop their prey
    belongs to: charadriiformes, order charadriiformes - large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts and inland waters: shorebirds and coastal diving birds; most feed on anima life

Found on Word Lists

Other Searches