Definitions for cormorant
ˈkɔr mər əntcor·morant

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbonoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cormorantnoun

   Any of various medium-large black seabirds of the family Phalacrocoracidae, especially the great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo.

2. cormorantadjective

   Ravenous, greedy.

3. Etymology: From Old French cormaran (modern cormoran), from mediaeval Latin corvus marinus ‘sea-raven’.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cormorantnoun

   Etymology: cormoran, Fr. from corvus marinus, Latin.

   1. A bird that preys upon fish. It is nearly of the bigness of a capon, with a wry bill and broad feet, black on his body, but greenish about his wings. He is eminently greedy and rapacious.

   Let fame, that all hunt after in their lives,
   Live register’d upon our brazen tombs;
   When, spight of cormorant devouring time,
   Th’ endeavour of this present breath may buy
   That honour which shall ’bate his scythe’s keen edge. William Shakespeare.

   Those called birds of prey, as the eagle, hawk, puttock, and cormorant. Henry Peacham, on Drawing.

   Thence up he flew, and on the tree of life
   Sat like a cormorant. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. iv. l. 194.

   Not far from thence is seen a lake, the haunt
   Of coots, and of the fishing cormorant. John Dryden, Fables.

   2. A glutton.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cormorant

   Phalacrocoracidae is a family of approximately 40 species of aquatic birds commonly known as cormorants and shags. Several different classifications of the family have been proposed, but in 2021 the IOC adopted a consensus taxonomy of seven genera. The great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) and the common shag (Gulosus aristotelis) are the only two species of the family commonly encountered in Britain and Ireland and "cormorant" and "shag" appellations have been later assigned to different species in the family somewhat haphazardly. Cormorants and shags are medium-to-large birds, with body weight in the range of 0.35–5 kilograms (0.77–11.02 lb) and wing span of 60–100 centimetres (24–39 in). The majority of species have dark feathers. The bill is long, thin and hooked. Their feet have webbing between all four toes. All species are fish-eaters, catching the prey by diving from the surface. They are excellent divers, and under water they propel themselves with their feet with help from their wings; some cormorant species have been found to dive as deep as 45 metres (150 ft). They have relatively short wings due to their need for economical movement underwater, and consequently have the highest flight costs of any flying bird.Cormorants nest in colonies around the shore, on trees, islets or cliffs. They are coastal rather than oceanic birds, and some have colonised inland waters. The original ancestor of cormorants seems to have been a fresh-water bird. They range around the world, except for the central Pacific islands.

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1. cormorant

   A cormorant is a type of large, aquatic bird known for its sharp beak, long body, and webbed feet. They are primarily found along the coast and are excellent swimmers and divers. Their diet mainly consists of fish which they catch while diving underwater. Their feathers are not fully waterproof which allows them to dive deep, but requires them to spread their wings out to dry after spending time in the water. Several species of cormorants are found worldwide.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Cormorantnoun

   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

2. Cormorantnoun

   a voracious eater; a glutton, or gluttonous servant

3. Etymology: [F. cormoran, fr. Armor. mr-vran a sea raven; mr sea + bran raven, with cor, equiv. to L. corvus raven, pleonastically prefixed; or perh. fr. L. corvus marinus sea raven.]

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1. Cormorant

   The bird family Phalacrocoracidae or the cormorants is represented by some 40 species of cormorants and shags. Several different classifications of the family have been proposed recently, and the number of genera is disputed.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cormorant

   kor′mo-rant, n. a genus of web-footed sea-birds, of great voracity: a glutton. [Fr. cormoran, from L. corvus marinus, the sea-crow.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cormorant

   A well-known sea-bird (Phalacrocorax carbo) of the family Pelecanidæ.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cormorant in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cormorant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of cormorant in a Sentence

1. Japanese Proverb:

   The crow that mimics a cormorant is drowned.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cormorant
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cormorant
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=cormorant
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cormorant
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cormorant
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=cormorant
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=cormorant
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=cormorant