cormorant

cormorant
[ˈkɔːm(ə)r(ə)nt]
noun
  1. a rather large diving bird with a long neck, long hooked bill, short legs, and mainly dark plumage. It typically breeds on coastal cliffs
    鸬鹚
  2. Genus Phalacrocorax (and Nannopterum), family Phalacrocoracidae: numerous species, in particular the widespread great cormorant (P. carbo)
    鸬鹚属,鹚科,众多种,尤指分布广泛的(大)鸬鹚(拉丁名P. carbo)
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French cormaran, from medieval Latin corvus marinus 'sea-raven'. The final -t is on the pattern of words such as peasant
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