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cormorant
noun cor·mo·rant \ˈkȯrm-rənt, ˈkȯr-mə-, ˈkȯr-mə-ˌrant\
: a type of dark-colored bird that has a long neck and that eats fish that it catches in the ocean
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: 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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cormorant
noun cor·mo·rant \ˈkȯr-mə-rənt\
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: a black seabird with webbed feet, a long neck, and a slender hooked beak
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