CORMORANTS
Noun
cormorants
plural of cormorant
Source: Wiktionary
CORMORANT
Cor`mo*rant (kr"m-rant), n. Etym: [F. cormoran, fr. Armor. m a sea
raven; m sea + bran raven, with cor, equiv. to L. corvus raven,
pleonastically prefixed; or perh. fr. L. corvus marinus sea raven.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: 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. [Written also corvorant.]
2. A voracious eater; a glutton, or gluttonous servant. B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition