cormorant
Any of various medium-large black seabirds of the family Phalacrocoracidae which dive…Any of various medium-large black seabirds of the family Phalacrocoracidae which dive into water for fish and other aquatic animals, found throughout the world except for islands in the centre of the Pacific Ocean; specifically, the great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo).
» That cormorant lost the ability to fly.
Этот баклан потерял способность летать. — Ivanovb
marco87 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesAny of various medium-large black seabirds of the family Phalacrocoracidae which dive into water for fish and other aquatic animals, found throughout the world except for islands in the centre of the Pacific Ocean; specifically, the great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo).
Kormoran
бакла́нbaklán
бакланbaklan
(also, archaic, attributive, figuratively)A voracious eater; also, a person who, or thing which, is aggressively greedy for wealth, etc.
- large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fish
Examples
3 sentencesThat cormorant lost the ability to fly.
ruЭтот баклан потерял способность летать. — Ivanovb
Ziri noticed a flock of cormorants flying around the control tower.
Cormorants are waterbirds.
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plural: cormorants| Singular | cormorant |
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