gannet
1 synonym for gannet, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A large seabird with a black and white body and long, pointed wings, that dives into the sea to catch fish.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
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Etymology
Came into English from Middle English ganet, gante, which developed from Old English ganot, from Proto-West Germanic *ganat, *ganatō, from Proto-Germanic *ganatuz, *ganutô (“gander”), ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *ganzô. It is cognate with Dutch gent, Middle Low German gante, and German Ganter, Ganser, all mean...
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