Cormorant

['kɔːm(ə)r(ə)nt]

Definition

(noun.) large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fish.

Checker: Tanya--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) Any species of Phalacrocorax, a genus of sea birds having a sac under the beak; the shag. Cormorants devour fish voraciously, and have become the emblem of gluttony. They are generally black, and hence are called sea ravens, and coalgeese.

(n.) A voracious eater; a glutton, or gluttonous servant.

Edited by Fergus

Definition

n. a genus of web-footed sea-birds of great voracity: a glutton.

Typist: Waldo