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gan·net

(găn′ĭt)

Any of several large seabirds of the genus Morus, especially M. bassanus of the North Atlantic, having a pointed bill and tail, long wings, and white plumage with black wingtips. Also called solan.

[Middle English ganet, from Old English ganot; see ghans- in Indo-European roots.]

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gannet

(ˈɡænɪt)

1. (Animals) any of several heavily built marine birds of the genus Morus (or Sula), having a long stout bill and typically white plumage with dark markings: family Sulidae, order Pelecaniformes (pelicans, cormorants, etc). See also booby³

2. slang a gluttonous or greedy person

[Old English ganot; related to Old High German gannazzo gander]

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gan•net

(ˈgæn ɪt)

n.

any of several large seabirds of the genus Sula (or Morus), of the booby family, inhabiting colder oceanic waters in both hemispheres.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English ganot; akin to Dutch gent gander]

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Noun

gannet - large heavily built seabird with a long stout bill noted for its plunging dives for fish

pelecaniform seabird - large fish-eating seabird with four-toed webbed feet

family Sulidae, Sulidae - gannets and boobies

solan, solan goose, solant goose, Sula bassana - very large white gannet with black wing tips

Translations

terej

głuptak

gannet

[ˈgænɪt] N

1. (= bird) → alcatraz m

2. (= glutton) (fig) → comilón/ona m/f

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gannet

n (Zool) → Tölpel m; she’s a real gannet (inf) → sie ist ein richtiger Vielfraß

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gannet

[ˈgænɪt] n (Zool) → sula bassana

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References in classic literature ?

The former is a species of gannet, and the latter a tern.

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This superb picture of an adult gannet, drifting on an updraft at Bempton Cliffs, was taken by John Money.

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A photographer has described being chased by an irate gannet after he rescued it from a wire fence.

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Trapped with a net wrapped tightly around its neck, a gannet calls out in distress.

Tiny British island that is a 'living hell' for birds due to nightmare plastic pollution; A wildlife photographer was horrified to find a gannet being strangled by plastic on Grassholm Island

A northern gannet has been pictured entangled in its nest, which is made up of discarded old rope and plastic.

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The design of the bottles also features striking artwork of some of the most iconic birds and animals that live along the Pembrokeshire coast, like the raven, and the gannet that nest on Grassholm Island.

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I'm 11, in the playground, with five laughing girls pushing me around shouting "GANNET".

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Name in here Staff reporter The Scottish SPCA at Fishcross is caring for a four-week old gannet chick which was rescued off Bass Rock in the Firth of Forth following a sudden storm.

Gannet feeding well

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The Gannet's Gastronomic Miscellany

New Zealand wildlife lovers are mourning the death of a gannet named Nigel, dubbed "the loneliest bird in the world" due to the absence of any feathered friends on his island home.

'World's loneliest bird' Nigel dies in New Zealand

Two other colour prints received a highly commended, Kevin Blood for his entry 'Gannet with Nesting Material' and Alun Williams for 'Hang on in There Baby'.