Definition of Cormorants. Meaning of Cormorants. Synonyms of Cormorants

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Definition of Cormorants

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 Cormorants from wikipedia

- sea floor. After fishing, cormorants go as****, and are frequently seen holding their wings out in the sun. All cormorants have preen gland secretions...
- cormorant that has lost the ability to fly. It was placed in its own genus, Nannopterum, but then was later placed with most of the other cormorants in...
- Pacific cormorant species into the genus Urile, based on a 2014 study that supported reclassifying the Brandt's, red-faced, and pelagic cormorants into that...
- Latham in his book A General Synopsis of Birds. The reed cormorant is now one of five small cormorants placed in the genus Microcarbo that was introduced in...
- During the breeding season, adults have a blue throat patch. Brandt's cormorants live on the Pacific coast of North America, in habitats such as bays,...
- YANAI, Tokuma (2020). "Avipoxvirus infection in two captive ****anese cormorants (<i>Phalacrocorax capillatus</i>)". Journal of Veterinary Medical Science...
- neotropic cormorant. The neotropic cormorant was formerly placed in the genus Phalacrocorax. A molecular phylogenetic study of the cormorants published...
- average weight of fish taken by great cormorants increases with decreasing air and water temperature. Cormorants consume all fish of appropriate size that...
- Like all cormorants its dives for its food. Older reports suggest that it can stay submerged for up to 3 minutes, which is high for a cormorant and suggests...
- larger size (though male pelagic cormorants can be as large as female red-faced cormorants). Unlike the red-faced cormorant, the present species usually calls...