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- [kawr-mer-uh nt]
- /ˈkɔr mər ənt/
- /ˈkɔː.mər.ənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kawr-mer-uh nt]
- /ˈkɔr mər ənt/
Definitions of cormorant word
- countable noun cormorant A cormorant is a type of dark-coloured bird with a long neck. Cormorants usually live near the sea and eat fish. 3
- noun cormorant any aquatic bird of the family Phalacrocoracidae, of coastal and inland waters, having a dark plumage, a long neck and body, and a slender hooked beak: order Pelecaniformes (pelicans, etc) 3
- noun cormorant any of a family (Phalacrocoracidae) of large, voracious, pelecaniform diving birds with webbed toes and a hooked beak 3
- noun cormorant a greedy person 3
- noun cormorant any of several voracious, totipalmate seabirds of the family Phalacrocoracidae, as Phalacrocorax carbo, of America, Europe, and Asia, having a long neck and a distensible pouch under the bill for holding captured fish, used in China for catching fish. 1
- noun cormorant a greedy person. 1
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Origin of cormorant
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English cormera(u)nt < Middle French cormorant, Old French cormareng < Late Latin corvus marīnus sea-raven. See corbel, marine
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Parts of speech for Cormorant
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cormorant popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
cormorant usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cormorant
noun cormorant
- swine — any stout, cloven-hoofed artiodactyl of the Old World family Suidae, having a thick hide sparsely covered with coarse hair, a disklike snout, and an often short, tasseled tail: now of worldwide distribution and hunted or raised for its meat and other products. Compare hog, pig1 , wild boar.
- pig — an earthenware crock, pot, pitcher, or jar.
- gourmand — a person who is fond of good eating, often indiscriminatingly and to excess.
- gorger — a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, especially one through which a stream runs.
- gormandize — gourmandise1 .
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