[ 'kɔ:m(ə)r(ə)nt ]
■ noun a large diving seabird with a long neck, long hooked bill, short legs, and mainly black plumage. [ Phalacrocorax carbo and other species.]
Origin
ME: from OFr. cormaran , from med. L. corvus marinus 'sea raven'; the final -t is on the pattern of words such as peasant .