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cormorant in Chinese

cormorant in Chinese is 鸬鹚 — cormorant means a large black seabird that dives underwater to catch fish, found in most parts of the world.

cormorant in Chinese

鸬鹚
noun
Pronounced: lú cí
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).

What does "cormorant" mean?

  1. noun A large black seabird that dives underwater to catch fish, found in most parts of the world.
    "A man was swimming out towards them, his flailing arms black and defined in the heat-hazy radiance as the wings of a cormorant that skimmed the water."
  2. noun Someone who eats a huge amount, or who is very greedy for money or possessions.
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cormorant in a sentence

  • A man was swimming out towards them, his flailing arms black and defined in the heat-hazy radiance as the wings of a cormorant that skimmed the water.

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What is "cormorant" in Chinese?
"cormorant" in Chinese is 鸬鹚. cormorant means: A large black seabird that dives underwater to catch fish, found in most parts of the world.
How do you pronounce 鸬鹚?
"cormorant" in Chinese is 鸬鹚, pronounced "lú cí".
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