CORMORANT


Meaning of CORMORANT in English

n. any diving sea bird of the family Phalacrocoracidae, esp. Phalacrocorax carbo having lustrous black plumage.

Etymology: ME f. OF cormaran f. med.L corvus marinus sea-raven: for ending -ant cf. peasant, tyrant

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.