GANNET


Meaning of GANNET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈga-nət ]

noun

( plural gannets also gannet )

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 gannet family) of large fish-eating seabirds that breed in colonies chiefly on offshore islands

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.