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cormorant
noun
cor·mo·rant
ˈkȯr-mə-rənt 
ˈkȯrm-,
ˈkȯr-mə-ˌrant
1
: any of various dark-colored web-footed waterbirds (family Phalacrocoracidae, especially genus Phalacrocorax) that have a long neck, hooked bill, and distensible throat pouch
2
: a gluttonous, greedy, or rapacious person
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Diamond Jim Brady was perhaps the most celebrated cormorant of the Gilded Age.
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Of 50 cormorants submitted to the lab for necropsies from May 2025 to April 2026, 46 were juvenile, one was an adult and the rest were in a condition too poor to determine.
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Among its meanders, islands and beaches, there are storks, herons, cormorants and kingfishers.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 6 May 2026
Many other birds make their home here, including bald eagles and cormorants.
—Kara Williams, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
In 2025, SeaWorld rescued 17 Brandt’s cormorants for the entire year.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Among its meanders, islands and beaches, there are storks, herons, cormorants and kingfishers.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 6 May 2026
Many other birds make their home here, including bald eagles and cormorants.
—Kara Williams, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
In 2025, SeaWorld rescued 17 Brandt’s cormorants for the entire year.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Cormorant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cormorant. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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cormorant
noun
cor·mo·rant
ˈkȯrm-(ə-)rənt
ˈkȯr-mə-ˌrant
: any of various dark-colored web-footed seabirds with a long neck, a hooked bill, and a patch of bare often brightly colored skin under the mouth
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