cormorant (noun)

  • 41shag — [[t]ʃæ̱g[/t]] shags, shagging, shagged 1) N COUNT A shag is a black seabird with a yellow beak, found mainly in Europe and North Africa. Syn: cormorant 2) V RECIP If someone shags another person, or if two people shag, they have sex together.… …

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  • 42duiker — [ dʌɪkə] noun (plural same or duikers) 1》 a small African antelope, typically with a tuft of hair between the horns. [Sylvicapra grimmia and other species.] 2》 S. African a cormorant. Origin C18: from S. Afr. Du., from Du., lit. diver , from the… …

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  • 43albatross — /ˈælbətrɒs / (say albuhtros) noun 1. any of various large web footed seabirds related to the petrels, especially of the genus Diomedea, of the Pacific and southern waters, noted for their powers of flight. 2. Golf a score of three strokes below… …

  • 44gormaw — ˈgȯ(ə)rˌmȯ noun ( s) Etymology: gore (I) + maw (gull) dialect Britain : cormorant …

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  • 45norie — ˈnäri noun ( s) Etymology: origin unknown chiefly Scotland : a cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) …

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  • 46shaglet — ˈshaglə̇t noun ( s) : a young cormorant …

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  • 47gua|nay — «gwah NY», noun. a cormorant of South America, mainly greenish black above and white below, one of the chief source of guano. ╂[< American Spanish guanay] …

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