noun
cormorant
KOR-mer-unt/ˈkɔːrmərənt/
A dark waterbird that dives to catch fish.
A cormorant dives beneath the water and emerges with a fish.
Etymology
Corvus and marinus give the image 'sea raven.' The name presents this dark diving waterbird as a marine counterpart of a raven.
In context
A cormorant, sitting on a rock near by, twisted its thin neck to stare fearlessly at the visitor.
More examples
- Two cormorants spread their wings on a rock beside the lake.
- We watch a cormorant swimming low in the water.
- The cormorant catches a small fish near the dock.
Forms
cormorant · cormorants
Similar words
- waterbird
- A broader term covering many birds that live around water.