skarv — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cormorant noun Any of various medium-large black seabirds of the family Phalacrocoracidae which dive into water for fish and other aquatic animals, found throughout the world except for islands in the centre of the Pacific Ocean; specifically, the great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo).
- shag noun A tangled or shaggy mass of hair or fibres, or a thick, rough carpet pile.
Senses
skarv is used for these senses in English:
- cormorant Any of various medium-large black seabirds of the family Phalacrocoracidae which dive into water for fish and other aquatic animals, found throughout the world except for islands in the centre of the Pacific Ocean; specifically, the great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo).
- shag Any of several species of sea birds in the family Phalacrocoracidae (cormorant family), especially a common shag or European shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis), found on European and African coasts.
cormorant — full definition
- noun Any of various medium-large black seabirds of the family Phalacrocoracidae which dive into water for fish and other aquatic animals, found throughout the world except for islands in the centre of the Pacific Ocean; specifically, the great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo).
- noun A voracious eater; also, a person who, or thing which, is aggressively greedy for wealth, etc.
shag — full definition
- noun A tangled or shaggy mass of hair or fibres, or a thick, rough carpet pile.
- noun Coarse, shredded tobacco.
- noun A cormorant-like seabird found along European coasts (Phalacrocorax aristotelis).
- verb To have sex with someone (crude slang).