n.
Pronunciation: ' ko ̇ rm-r ə nt, ' ko ̇ r-m ə -, ' ko ̇ r-m ə - ˌ rant
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English cormeraunt, from Middle French cormorant, from Old French cormareng, from corp raven + marenc of the sea, from Latin marinus ― more at CORBEL , MARINE
Date: 14th century
1 : any of various dark-colored web-footed water birds (family Phalacrocoracidae, especially genus Phalacrocorax ) that have a long neck, hooked bill, and distensible throat pouch
2 : a gluttonous, greedy, or rapacious person
cormorant