cormorant: Meaning and Definition of

cor•mo•rant

Pronunciation: (kôr'mur-unt), [key]
— n.
  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.
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