jan-van-gent — meaning in English

English meaning

• booby noun A foolish or dim-witted person.
• gannet noun Any of three species of large seabird in the genus Morus, of the family Sulidae. They have black and white bodies and long pointed wings, and hunt for fish by plunge diving and pursuing their prey underwater.

Senses

jan-van-gent is used for these senses in English:

• booby Any of various large tropical seabirds from the genera Sula and Papasula in the gannet family Sulidae, traditionally considered to be stupid.
• gannet Any of three species of large seabird in the genus Morus, of the family Sulidae. They have black and white bodies and long pointed wings, and hunt for fish by plunge diving and pursuing their prey underwater.
• northern gannet A seabird, Morus bassanus.

booby — full definition

1. noun A foolish or dim-witted person.
2. noun A large tropical seabird related to gannets, once thought clumsy on land.

gannet — full definition

1. noun Any of three species of large seabird in the genus Morus, of the family Sulidae. They have black and white bodies and long pointed wings, and hunt for fish by plunge diving and pursuing their prey underwater.
2. noun A voracious eater; a glutton.

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