as in pig
one who eats greedily or too much
Diamond Jim Brady was perhaps the most celebrated cormorant of the Gilded Age
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Recent Examples of cormorant
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.
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Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
6 May 2026
Many other birds make their home here, including bald eagles and cormorants.
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Kara Williams,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
And for the tireless efforts of the Society’s 2,000 members and donors, the basin remains a destination for nature lovers who track white pelicans, geese, cormorants, herons and other birds in a 2,150-acre playground filled with native plants.
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Daily News,
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
And for the tireless efforts of the Society’s 2,000 members and donors, the basin remains a destination for nature lovers who track white pelicans, geese, cormorants, herons and other birds in a 2,150-acre playground filled with native plants.
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Daily News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cormorant
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The same scalpel or bone saw that cut a human also cleft sheep, horses, pigs and other animals in distress.
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Alpha-gal syndrome is caused by ticks, usually the lone star tick, that have previously fed on mammals like cows, deer, goats and pigs.
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At the same time, industrial production of larger, leaner hogs expanded, and pork shoulders became more practical to cook.
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Qin Muyuan, the 31-year-old son of Chinese billionaire Qin Yinglin, today joined the board of the family flagship Muyuan Foods Group, the world’s corporate leader in hog sales by volume.
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“Cormorant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cormorant. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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