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What is "cormorant" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does cormorant mean in English? Meaning of cormorant definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "cormorant" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "cormorant": large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fish

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  • Meaning: large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fish
  • Synonyms: cormorant phalacrocorax carbo
  • Hypernyms: pelecaniform seabird
  • Adjective: Any of various medium-large black seabirds of the family Phalacrocoracidae, especially the great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo.A voracious eater; a glutton. (Can we find and add a quotation of Ben Jonson to this entry?)

    • Synonyms:

    swine, pig, epicure, gourmand, gorger, gormandizer, greedy eater, hefty eater,

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