cormorant

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Synonyms: commorant, cormoran, corvorant, cormoraut, corposant, colorant, cormorants, corcoran, comoran, corporan, comorans

Antonyms: commorant, cormoran, corvorant, cormoraut, corposant, colorant, cormorants, corcoran, comoran, corporan, comorans

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Noun

1. Any of various [[medium#Adjective|medium]]-[[large#Adjective|large]] [[black#Adjective|black]] [[seabird]]s of the [[family]] {{taxfmt|Phalacrocoracidae|family}} which [[dive#Verb|dive]] into [[water#Noun|water]] for [[fish#Noun|fish]] and other [[aquatic#Adjective|aquatic]] [[animal]]s, [[find#Verb|found]] throughout the [[world#Noun|world]] except for [[island#Noun|islands]] in the [[centre#Noun|centre]] of the [[Pacific Ocean]]; specifically, the [[great cormorant]] ({{taxfmt|Phalacrocorax carbo|species}}).
2. {{lb|en|figuratively|also|attributively|archaic}} A [[voracious]] [[eater]]; also, a [[person#Noun|person]] who, or [[thing]] which, is [[aggressively]] [[greedy]] for [[wealth]], etc.

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|archaic}} Voracious; aggressively greedy.

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