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Definition of: cormorant
(kôr′·mər·ənt) noun
1. A large, web–footed, voracious aquatic bird (genus Phalacrocorax) of wide distribution and gregarious habits, having a strongly hooked bill and large throat gular pouch.
2. Hence, a glutton or avaricious person.
—adjective Like a cormorant; greedy; rapacious. [<F cormoran <L corvus marinus sea crow]
(Body size varies from 1 1/2 to 3 feet)
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