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gannet
(gænɪt)
Word forms: plural gannets
countable noun
Gannets are large white sea birds that live on cliffs.
gannet in British English
(ˈɡænɪt)
noun
1.
any of several heavily built marine birds of the genus Morus (or Sula), having a long stout bill and typically white plumage with dark markings: family Sulidae, order Pelecaniformes (pelicans, cormorants, etc)
See also booby (sense 3)2. slang
a gluttonous or greedy person
Word origin
Old English ganot; related to Old High German gannazzo gandergannet in American English
(ˈgænɪt)
nounWord forms: plural ˈgannets or ˈgannet
any of a genus (Morus, family Sulidae) of pelecaniform birds; esp., a white, gooselike, web-footed bird (M. bassanus) that breeds on cliffs along the N Atlantic coasts
Word origin
ME ganat < OE ganot, solan goose, lit., a gander, akin to Du gent, OHG ganazzo, gander: for IE base see gooseImage ofgannet
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