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cormorant

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Cormorant (noun) means a large black seabird that dives underwater to catch fish, found in most parts of the world.

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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." — Nadine Gordimer, Intelligence (1987)

Someone who eats a huge amount, or who is very greedy for money or possessions.

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Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

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C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

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Etymology

PIE word *ḱorh₂wós From Middle English cormeraunt (“great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo); other types of aquatic bird”) [and other forms], from Old French cormaran, cor-maraunt [and other forms] (modern French cormoran), possibly variants of *corp-marin, from Medieval Latin corvus marīnus (literally “sea-raven”), with the ending -morant possibly derived from French moran (“marine, maritime”), from Breton mor (“sea”), with -an corrupted in English to -ant. Latin corvus is ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂wós (“raven”), which is imitative of the harsh cry of the bird; while marīnus (“of or pertaining to the sea, marine”) is from Latin mare (“sea”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *móri (“sea; standing water”), possibly from *mer- (“sea; lake; wetland”)) + -īnus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’). Cognates * Catalan corbmari * Occitan corpmari * Portuguese corvomarinho

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What is the meaning of cormorant?

"cormorant" (noun) means a large black seabird that dives underwater to catch fish, found in most parts of the world.

What is another word for cormorant?

Other words for "cormorant" include glutton, hog, greedyguts, gourmand, buzgut, pig.

What are the different meanings of cormorant?

"cormorant" has 2 main meanings: 1. A large black seabird that dives underwater to catch fish, found in most parts of the world; 2. Someone who eats a huge amount, or who is very greedy for money or possessions.

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