cor|mo|rant

cor|mo|rant
cor|mo|rant «KR muhr uhnt», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. a very large sea bird that has a pouch under its beak for holding captured fish. Cormorants are found in almost every part of the world. Some species grow to about three feet long. They have dark plumage, a long hooked beak, and webbed feet and are supposed to be greedy. Tame cormorants are used in Asia to catch fish.
2. Figurative. a greedy person.
–adj.
greedy. SYNONYM(S): rapacious.
[alteration of Old French cormaran, earlier cormareng < corp raven (< Latin corvus) + marenc of the sea < Latin mare]

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