CORMORANT


Meaning of CORMORANT in English

[ '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 .

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