Gannet Definition

gănĭt
gannets
noun
Any of a genus (Morus, family Sulidae) of pelecaniform birds; esp., a white, gooselike, web-footed bird (M. bassanus) that breeds on cliffs along the N Atlantic coasts.
Webster's New World

(UK) A voracious eater; a glutton.

Wiktionary
(UK) A person who flocks towards food whenever it is put out.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Gannet

Noun

Singular:
gannet
Plural:
gannets

Origin of Gannet

  • Old English ganot, from Proto-Germanic *ganataz (“gander”). Cognate with Dutch gent.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English ganet from Old English ganot ghans- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Gannet Sentence Examples

  • Laura introduced us to some of the seabirds which included a very cool gannet.

  • Despite this, the first coiled tubing well was drilled from the Gannet platform in early 2004.

  • If the wing of a gannet, just shot, be removed and made to flap in what the operator believes to be a strictly vertical downward direction, the tip of the wing, in spite of him, will dart forwards between 2 and 3 ft.

  • A superb gannet, guillemots, razorbills, shags, kittiwakes and, of course, a lot of gulls where seen.

  • The sea-birds include a great variety of gulls, guillemots, cormorants, albatrosses (four species), fulmars and petrels, and in the Gulf of St Lawrence the gannet is very abundant.

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Words Starting With

GGAGAN

Words Ending With

TETNET

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Words Starting With G and Ending With T

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With G6 Letter Words Ending With T