n.
Pronunciation: ' ga-n ə t
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural gannets also gannet
Etymology: Middle English ganet, from Old English ganot; akin to Old English g ō s goose
Date: before 12th century
: any of a genus ( Morus of the family Sulidae, the gannet family) of large fish-eating seabirds that breed in colonies chiefly on offshore islands