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cormorant
noun
cor·mo·rant
ˈkȯrm-rənt 
ˈkȯr-mə-,
ˈkȯr-mə-ˌrant
1
: any of various dark-colored web-footed waterbirds (family Phalacrocoracidae, especially genus Phalacrocorax) that have a long neck, hooked bill, and distensible throat pouch
2
: a gluttonous, greedy, or rapacious person
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Diamond Jim Brady was perhaps the most celebrated cormorant of the Gilded Age.
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Staffers toyed with keeping the oysters in their dockside cages, and waiting to plant them at the fort, a manmade island fortress that never saw battle, but has become a sanctuary for cormorants, gulls and other seabirds.
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Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2025
Flightless Cormorant – The Island Specialist Of The Galápagos
While most cormorants are sleek, water-diving birds capable of flight, the flightless cormorant (Nannopterum harrisi) of the Galápagos Islands broke the mold.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
These include the Western gull, cormorants, and the pigeon guillemot, which are legally protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
—Kate Talerico, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2025
There have been 10 birds rescued — nine pelicans and one cormorant.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
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Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2025
Flightless Cormorant – The Island Specialist Of The Galápagos
While most cormorants are sleek, water-diving birds capable of flight, the flightless cormorant (Nannopterum harrisi) of the Galápagos Islands broke the mold.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
These include the Western gull, cormorants, and the pigeon guillemot, which are legally protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
—Kate Talerico, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2025
There have been 10 birds rescued — nine pelicans and one cormorant.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Cormorant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cormorant. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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cormorant
noun
cor·mo·rant
ˈkȯrm-(ə-)rənt
ˈkȯr-mə-ˌrant
: any of various dark-colored web-footed seabirds with a long neck, a hooked bill, and a patch of bare often brightly colored skin under the mouth
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