sea drake

noun3

1. •
   A sea dragon.

   • Sea drakes are also known to travel up the Rhone river to spawn in Lake Geneva, creating a hazard for shipping. — 2011
2. •
   (US) A male eider.

   • They are universally known as "Sea-ducks," the males being always distinguished as "Sea-drakes." — 1862
3. •
   (UK) The pewit gull, or sea cormorant (Corvus marinus)

   • The gardener found birds frozen to their branches, yet at the base of the same tree, a flock of sea-drakes and hens were perfectly unharmed! — 2024