英语词汇“cormorant”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

cor•mo•rant n. [countable]

Birdsa dark-colored diving seabird having a long neck and a throat pouch for holding fish.

cor•mo•rant n.

Birdsany of several voracious, totipalmate seabirds of the family Phalacrocoracidae, as Phalacrocorax carbo, of America, Europe, and Asia, having a long neck and a distensible pouch under the bill for holding captured fish, used in China for catching fish.
a greedy person.

Late Latin corvus marīnus sea-raven. See corbel, marine
Middle French cormorant, Old French cormareng
Middle English cormera(u)nt 1300–50

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cormorant /ˈkɔːmərənt/ n

any aquatic bird of the family Phalacrocoracidae, of coastal and inland waters, having a dark plumage, a long neck and body, and a slender hooked beak: order Pelecaniformes (pelicans, etc)

Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French cormareng, from corp raven, from Latin corvus + -mareng of the sea, from Latin mare sea

单词	cormorant
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 cor•mo•rant /ˈkɔrmərənt/USA pronunciation n. [countable] Birdsa dark-colored diving seabird having a long neck and a throat pouch for holding fish. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 cor•mo•rant (kôr′mər ənt),USA pronunciation n. Birdsany of several voracious, totipalmate seabirds of the family Phalacrocoracidae, as Phalacrocorax carbo, of America, Europe, and Asia, having a long neck and a distensible pouch under the bill for holding captured fish, used in China for catching fish. a greedy person. Late Latin corvus marīnus sea-raven. See corbel, marine Middle French cormorant, Old French cormareng Middle English cormera(u)nt 1300–50 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cormorant /ˈkɔːmərənt/ n any aquatic bird of the family Phalacrocoracidae, of coastal and inland waters, having a dark plumage, a long neck and body, and a slender hooked beak: order Pelecaniformes (pelicans, etc) Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French cormareng, from corp raven, from Latin corvus + -mareng of the sea, from Latin mare sea
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