GANNET


Meaning of GANNET in English

noun (plural ~s; also ~) Etymology: Middle English ganet, from Old English ganot; akin to Old English gōs goose Date: before 12th century any of a genus ( Morus of the family Sulidae, the ~ family) of large fish-eating seabirds that breed in colonies chiefly on offshore islands

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