NOUN | animal | Phalacrocorax carbo, cormorant | large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish |
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Meaning | large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fish. | |
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Synonym | cormorant | |
Member of | Phalacrocorax, genus Phalacrocorax | type genus |
Broader | pelecaniform seabird | large fish-eating seabird with four-toed webbed feet |
Spanish | cormorán, corvejón, cuervo marino, mergo, phalacrocorax | |
Catalan | corb marí gros, corb marí, cormorà, Phalacrocorax carbo, phalacrocorax |
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