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cormorant

noun cor·mo·rant \ˈkȯrm-rənt, ˈkȯr-mə-, ˈkȯr-mə-ˌrant\

: a type of dark-colored bird that has a long neck and that eats fish that it catches in the ocean

Full Definition of CORMORANT

1
:  any of various dark-colored web-footed waterbirds (family Phalacrocoracidae, especially genus Phalacrocorax) that have a long neck, hooked bill, and distensible throat pouch
2
:  a gluttonous, greedy, or rapacious person
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Origin of CORMORANT

Middle English cormeraunt, from Middle French cormorant, from Old French cormareng, from corp raven + marenc of the sea, from Latin marinus — more at corbel, marine
First Known Use: 14th century

Related to CORMORANT

Synonyms
glutton, gorger, gormandizer, gourmand, hog, overeater, pig, stuffer, swiller

Rhymes with CORMORANT

adamant, commandant, complaisant, confidant, confidante, corposant, Corybant, covenant, dilettante, disenchant, gallivant, hierophant, interplant, pitcher plant, power plant, rubber plant, spider plant, sycophant
CORMORANT Defined for Kids

cormorant

noun cor·mo·rant \ˈkȯr-mə-rənt\

Definition of CORMORANT for Kids

:  a black seabird with webbed feet, a long neck, and a slender hooked beak

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6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. cormorant
  2. Brandt's cormorant
  3. double-crested cormorant
  4. green cormorant
  5. Pallas's cormorant
  6. guanay
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