cor·mo·rant (kôr m r-nt, -m-r nt )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 mar  nus; 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]
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| Noun | 1. |  cormorant - large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fishpelecaniform seabird - large fish-eating seabird with four-toed webbed feet genus Phalacrocorax, Phalacrocorax - type genus: coextensive with the family Phalacrocoracidae |
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