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
These include the Western gull, cormorants, and the pigeon guillemot, which are legally protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
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Kate Talerico, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2025
There have been 10 birds rescued — nine pelicans and one cormorant.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Rayner will also be looking out for pelicans, ducks and cormorants.
—Nicole Cobler, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
But the real sell is a small-ship safari through the Danube Delta, a UNESCO World Heritage site set across 580,000 hectares, home to over 300 species of birds from pygmy cormorants to Europe’s largest population of white pelicans.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Kate Talerico, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2025
There have been 10 birds rescued — nine pelicans and one cormorant.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Rayner will also be looking out for pelicans, ducks and cormorants.
—Nicole Cobler, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
But the real sell is a small-ship safari through the Danube Delta, a UNESCO World Heritage site set across 580,000 hectares, home to over 300 species of birds from pygmy cormorants to Europe’s largest population of white pelicans.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cormorant
Noun
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The farm is home to a small flock of sheep, chickens, pigs, cows, and other barnyard animals.—
Pamela Brown,
Hartford Courant,
21 Mar. 2025
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The ruling cadre of pigs gradually betrays the farm animals’ revolution.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This year’s Guido Cup will have eight Sacramento-area chefs face off to establish who is top dog ... or hog.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
5 June 2025
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Raccoons, bears, otters and hogs are known to eat alligator eggs in nests.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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“Cormorant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cormorant. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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