Corvorant

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cormorant \Cor"mo*rant\ (k[^o]r"m[-o]*rant), n. [F. cormoran,
     fr. Armor. m[=o]r-vran a sea raven; m[=o]r sea + bran raven,
     with cor, equiv. to L. corvus raven, pleonastically prefixed;
     or perh. fr. L. corvus marinus sea raven.]
     1. (Zool.) Any species of {Phalacrocorax}, a genus of sea
        birds having a sac under the beak; the shag. Cormorants


        devour fish voraciously, and have become the emblem of
        gluttony. They are generally black, and hence are called
        {sea ravens}, and {coalgeese}. [Written also {corvorant}.]
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     2. A voracious eater; a glutton, or gluttonous servant. --B.
        Jonson.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Corvorant \Cor"vo*rant\ (k?r"v?-rant), n.
     See {Cormorant}.
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