Definition of Cormorant. Meaning of Cormorant. Synonyms of Cormorant

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Definition of Cormorant

Cormorant
Cormorant Cor"mo*rant (k[^o]r"m[-o]*rant), n. [F. cormoran, fr. Armor. m[=o]r-vran a sea raven; m[=o]r sea + bran raven, with cor, equiv. to L. corvus raven, pleonastically prefixed; or perh. fr. L. corvus marinus sea raven.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of Phalacrocorax, a genus of sea birds having a sac under the beak; the shag. Cormorants devour fish voraciously, and have become the emblem of gluttony. They are generally black, and hence are called sea ravens, and coalgeese. [Written also corvorant.] 2. A voracious eater; a glutton, or gluttonous servant. --B. Jonson.

Meaning of Cormorant from wikipedia

- family of approximately 42 species of aquatic birds commonly known as cormorants and shags. Several different classifications of the family have been proposed...
- Northern Hemisphere, the black cormorant in Australia, and the large cormorant in India, is a widespread member of the cormorant family of seabirds. It breeds...
- United States Navy have been named Cormorant, after the Cormorant, a genus of web-footed sea birds. USS Cormorant (AM-40), was launched on 5 February...
- A cormorant is a family of approximately 40 species of sea bird. Cormorant may also refer to: CH-149 Cormorant, a Canadian Forces helicopter Lockheed Martin...
- establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cormorant, after the seabird, the cormorant: HMS Cormorant (1757) was a 16-gun fireship, previously the French...
- Cormorant Lakes are a series of freshwater lakes situated in North Western Minnesota. The Lakes include Cormorant Lake (Minnesota), Little Cormorant Lake...
- The double-crested cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) is a member of the cormorant family of water birds. It is found near rivers and lakes and in coastal...
- The spectacled cormorant or Pallas's cormorant (Urile per****illatus) is an extinct marine bird of the cormorant family of seabirds that inhabited Bering...
- Brandt's cormorant (Urile penicillatus) is a strictly marine bird of the cormorant family of seabirds that inhabits the Pacific coast of North America...
- pied cormorant (Phalacrocorax varius), also known as the pied cormorant, pied shag, or great pied cormorant, is a medium-sized member of the cormorant family...