cormorant

/kawr-mer-uhnt/US // ˈkɔr mər ənt //UK // (ˈkɔːmərənt) //

鸬鹚,鸬鸟,鱼鹰,鹚兢尖睁

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : any 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.

as inhog

Synonyms

So when domoic acid incidents became more common in the 2000s—more brown pelicans, more cormorants, and even sea-lions—dots throughout history started to connect.
Most of the Cormorant's time is spent in fishing, for he lives entirely on fish, and catches immense numbers of them.
This habit seems to show that the Cormorant uses his wings, as well as his feet, in his frequent journeys under water.
Sometimes the Cormorant swims slowly along with his head under water, on the watch for small fish.
The Cormorant could not perform this feat, but his throat will stretch so as to allow the passage of large fish.
In some countries there is a price on his head--that is, so much money is given for every Cormorant killed.

/kawr-mer-uhnt/US // ˈkɔr mər ənt //UK // (ˈkɔːmərənt) //

鸬鹚,鸬鸟,鱼鹰,鹚兢尖睁

n.名词 noun

1
- : any 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.

as inhog

Synonyms

So when domoic acid incidents became more common in the 2000s—more brown pelicans, more cormorants, and even sea-lions—dots throughout history started to connect.
Most of the Cormorant's time is spent in fishing, for he lives entirely on fish, and catches immense numbers of them.
This habit seems to show that the Cormorant uses his wings, as well as his feet, in his frequent journeys under water.
Sometimes the Cormorant swims slowly along with his head under water, on the watch for small fish.
The Cormorant could not perform this feat, but his throat will stretch so as to allow the passage of large fish.
In some countries there is a price on his head--that is, so much money is given for every Cormorant killed.