US /ˈkɔrmərənt/ UK /ˈkɔːmərənt/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a large dark diving seabird with a hooked bill

    A cormorant perched on the rocks, drying its outstretched wings.

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1 noun · a large dark diving seabird... shag

Etymology

From Old French 'cormaran', from Medieval Latin 'corvus marinus' ('sea raven'), from Latin 'corvus' ('raven') plus 'marinus' ('of the sea').

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