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noun - large heavily built seabird with a long stout bill noted for its plunging dives for fish
noun - a large seabird
GANNET - Gannets are seabirds comprising the genus Morus, in the family Sulidae, closely related to boobies. "Gannet" is derived from Old English ganot "stron...
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| Any of several large sea birds of the genus Morus, especially M. bassanus of northern Atlantic coastal regions, having white plumage with black wingtips. Also called solan. |
| a large seabird with mainly white plumage, which catches fish by plunging into the water. |
| large heavily built seabird with a long stout bill noted for its plunging dives for fish |
| a large bird with mainly white feathers and a yellow beak that lives by the sea |
| A large seabird with mainly white plumage, which catches fish by plunging into the water. |
| A greedy person. |
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Gannets are seabirds comprising the genus Morus, in the family Sulidae, closely related to boobies. "Gannet" is derived from Old English ganot "strong or masculine", ultimately from the same Old Germanic root as "gander". Morus is derived from Ancient Greek moros, "foolish", due to the lack of fear shown by breeding gannets and boobies allowing them to be easily killed.The gannets are large white birds with yellowish heads; black-tipped wings; and long bills. Northern gannets are the largest seabirds in the North Atlantic, having a wingspan of up to 2 metres (6.6 ft). The other two species occur in the temperate seas around southern Africa, southern Australia and New Zealand. * Gannets hunt fish by diving into the sea from a height and pursuing their prey underwater. Gannets have a number of adaptations which enable them to do this:* no external nostrils, they are located inside the mouth instead; * air sacs in the face and chest under the skin which act like bubble wrapping, cushioning t |