gan|net

gan|net
gan|net «GAN iht», noun.
1. any one of a group of large, fish-eating sea birds resembling a goose, but with a sharper bill, long, pointed wings, and a shorter tail. Gannets belong to the same family as the booby. The common variety of the North Atlantic is a large, white bird with black-tipped wings.
2. = wood ibis. (Cf.wood ibis)
[Old English ganot. See related etym. at gander. (Cf.gander)]

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