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Noun: coastal diving bird
  1. Any bird from the gull, skimmer, jaeger, or auk families that dives for food along coastlines
    "Coastal diving birds are adapted for catching fish beneath the water's surface"

Derived forms: coastal diving birds

Type of: sea bird, seabird, seafowl

Part of: Charadriiformes, order Charadriiformes