oiseau marin

Definitions of oiseau marin
  1. noun
    a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels; etc.
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    oiseau de côte pêcheur
    gull family; skimmer family; jaeger family; auk family
    alque
    black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas
    gaviiformes, oiseau gaviiforme
    seabirds of the order Gaviiformes
    Podicipédiformes
    aquatic birds related to the loons
    pélécaniformes
    large fish-eating seabird with four-toed webbed feet
    sphénisciformes
    flightless cold-water seabirds: penguins
    oiseau pélagique
    bird of the open seas
    Goéland
    long-winged web-footed aquatic bird of the gull family
    guillemot
    small black or brown speckled auks of northern seas
    plongeur
    large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes
    grèbe
    small compact-bodied almost completely aquatic bird that builds floating nests; similar to loons but smaller and with lobate rather than webbed feet
    pélican
    large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish
    fou
    large heavily built seabird with a long stout bill noted for its plunging dives for fish
    cormoran
    large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fish
    manchot, pingouin
    short-legged flightless birds of cold southern especially Antarctic regions having webbed feet and wings modified as flippers
    albatros
    large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight
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    oiseau aquatique
    wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or salt water
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