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Definitions for Cormorant
[1] any of several voracious, totipalmate seabirds of the family Phalacrocoracidae, as Phalacrocorax carbo, of America, Europe, and Asia, having a long neck and a distensible pouch under the bill for holding captured fish, used in China for catching fish.
[2] a greedy person.
[3] any aquatic bird of the family Phalacrocoracidae, of coastal and inland waters, having a dark plumage, a long neck and body, and a slender hooked beak: order Pelecaniformes (pelicans, etc)
Words related to Cormorant
swine, pig, epicure, gourmand, gorger
Words nearby Cormorant
corliss, corm, cormack, cormel, cormophyte, cormorant, corn, corn beef, corn belt, corn borer, corn bread
Origin of Cormorant
1300–50; Middle English cormera(u)nt < Middle French cormorant, Old French cormareng < Late Latin corvus marīnus sea-raven. See corbel, marine
Word origin for Cormorant
C13: from Old French cormareng, from corp raven, from Latin corvus + -mareng of the sea, from Latin mare sea
Synonyms for Cormorant
pig, swine, epicure, gorger, gourmand, gormandizer, greedy eater, hefty eater