HyperDic: phalacrocorax_carbo

English > 1 sense of the expression Phalacrocorax carbo:
NOUNanimalPhalacrocorax carbo, cormorantlarge voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish
English > Phalacrocorax carbo: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninglarge voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fish.
Synonymcormorant
Member ofPhalacrocorax, genus Phalacrocoraxtype genus
Broaderpelecaniform seabirdlarge fish-eating seabird with four-toed webbed feet
Spanishcormorán, corvejón, cuervo marino, mergo, phalacrocorax
Catalancorb marí gros, corb marí, cormorà, Phalacrocorax carbo, phalacrocorax

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