GANNET


Meaning of GANNET in English

n.1 any sea bird of the genus Sula, esp. Sula bassana, catching fish by plunge-diving.

2 sl. a greedy person.

Derivatives:

gannetry n. (pl. -ies).

Etymology: OE ganot f. Gmc, rel. to GANDER

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.