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Gannet Moderate

Gannet has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

large heavily built seabird with a long stout bill noted for its plunging dives for fish

2

Any of three species of large seabird in the genus Morus, of the family Sulidae. They have black and white bodies and long pointed wings, and hunt for fish by plunge diving and pursuing their prey underwater.

Verb
1

To wolf down, gobble or eat (something) voraciously.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
pelecaniform seabird
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
solan booby
Rhyming Words
net anet snet denet bonet benet lunet ennet manet abnet genet senet tinet nonet monet avnet binet tenet janet annet
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