cormorant
[ kawr-mer-uh nt ]
/ ˈkɔr mər ənt /
noun
any of several voracious, totipalmate seabirds of the family Phalacrocoracidae, as Phalacrocorax carbo, of America, Europe, and Asia, having a long neck and a distensible pouch under the bill for holding captured fish, used in China for catching fish.
a greedy person.
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British Dictionary definitions for cormorant
cormorant
/ (ˈkɔːmərənt) /
noun
any aquatic bird of the family Phalacrocoracidae, of coastal and inland waters, having a dark plumage, a long neck and body, and a slender hooked beak: order Pelecaniformes (pelicans, etc)
Word Origin for cormorant
C13: from Old French
cormareng, from
corp raven, from Latin
corvus +
-mareng of the sea, from Latin
mare sea