Word of the Day for Monday, March 16, 2009
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cormorant \KOR-mur-unt; -muh-rant\, noun:
cormorant \KOR-mur-unt; -muh-rant\, noun:
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1. Any species of Phalacrocorax, a genus of sea birds having a sac under the beak; the shag. Cormorants devour fish voraciously, and have become the emblem of gluttony. They are generally black, and hence are called sea ravens, and coalgeese.
1. Any species of Phalacrocorax, a genus of sea birds having a sac under the beak; the shag. Cormorants devour fish voraciously, and have become the emblem of gluttony. They are generally black, and hence are called sea ravens, and coalgeese.
2. A gluttonous, greedy, or rapacious person.
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The B.O., Nancy Pelosi, and Harry Reid are the epitome of political cormorants!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
Cormorant comes from Old French cormareng, "raven of the sea," from corb, "raven" (from Latin corvus) + marenc, "of the sea" (from Latin marinus, from mare, "sea").
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