noun

cormorant

cormorant

A cormorant was drying its wings on a rock.

A cormorant was drying its wings on a rock.

((a/the cormorant)) a type of large, dark seabird We saw a cormorant on the coast.

shag, sea bird

From Old French 'corp marenc', from Latin 'corvus marinus', meaning 'sea crow'.

Think of it as a 'crow of the sea' (corvus marinus), which helps to remember it's a dark-colored seabird.

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