CORMORANT


Meaning of CORMORANT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkɔ:mərənt ]

n. any diving sea bird of the family Phalacrocoracidae, esp. Phalacrocorax carbo having lustrous black plumage. [ME f. OF cormaran f. med.L corvus marinus sea-raven: for ending -ant cf. peasant, tyrant]

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