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cormorant
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cor·mo·rant  (kôrmr-nt, -m-rnt)
n.
1. Any of several large, widely distributed marine diving birds of the genus Phalacrocorax, having dark plumage, webbed feet, a slender hooked bill, and a distensible pouch.
2. A greedy, rapacious person.
adj.
Greedy; rapacious.

[Middle English cormoraunt, from Old French cormorant : corp, raven; see corbel + marenc, of the sea (from Latin marnus; see marine).]

cormorant [ˈkɔːmərənt]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) 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.)
[from Old French cormareng, from corp raven, from Latin corvus + -mareng of the sea, from Latin mare sea]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cormorantcormorant - large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fish
pelecaniform seabird - large fish-eating seabird with four-toed webbed feet
genus Phalacrocorax, Phalacrocorax - type genus: coextensive with the family Phalacrocoracidae
Translations
cormorant [ˈkɔːmərənt] Ncormorán m (grande)
cormorant [ˈkɔːrmərənt] ncormoran m
cormorant
nKormoran m
cormorant [ˈkɔːmrnt] ncormorano
cormorant [ˈkɔːmrnt] ncormorano


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Ceria keeps a bird identification guide at the ready aboard his 18-ft Starcraft pontoon boat powered by a 25-hp Mercury BigFoot 4-stroke motor, and he's always watchful for unusual winged visitors like the great cormorant (as opposed to the more common double crested) or the purple sandpiper that occasionally turn up there.
Isolation of the West Nile fever virus from the great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo, the crow Corvus corone, and Hyalomma marginatum ticks associated with them in natural and synanthroic biocenosis in the Volga delta (Astrakhan region, 2001).
In the coastal area of the delta, the most important hosts are shore birds, especially the Gressores order: the green heron (Nicticorax nicticorax, 45% of which had antibodies), great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), coot (Fulica atra), waterhen (Gallinula chloropus), and great grebe (Podiceps cristatus), and to a lesser extent gulls and terns (10).
 
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