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Meaning of "cormorant" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CORMORANT

From Old French cormareng, from corp raven, from Latin corvus + -mareng of the sea, from Latin mare sea.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CORMORANT

cormorant  [ˈkɔːmərənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CORMORANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cormorant is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CORMORANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

cormorant

Cormorant

The bird family Phalacrocoracidae or the cormorants /ˈkɔrmərənts/ is represented by some 40 species of cormorants and shags. Several different classifications of the family have been proposed recently, and the number of genera is disputed.

Definition of cormorant in the English dictionary

The definition of cormorant in the dictionary is any aquatic bird of the family Phalacrocoracidae, of coastal and inland waters, having a dark plumage, a long neck and body, and a slender hooked beak: order Pelecaniformes.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CORMORANT


adherent
ədˈhɪərənt
amorant
ˈæmərənt
Arendt
ˈɛərənt
coherent
kəʊˈhɪərənt
colorant
ˈkʌlərənt
commorant
ˈkɒmərənt
deodorant
diːˈəʊdərənt
different
ˈdɪfərənt
durant
ˈdjʊərənt
exuberant
ɪɡˈzjuːbərənt
grandparent
ˈɡrænˌpɛərənt
ignorant
ˈɪɡnərənt
incoherent
ˌɪnkəʊˈhɪərənt
inherent
ɪnˈhɪərənt
intolerant
ɪnˈtɒlərənt
irreverent
ɪˈrɛvərənt
parent
ˈpɛərənt
referent
ˈrɛfərənt
refrigerant
rɪˈfrɪdʒərənt
tolerant
ˈtɒlərənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CORMORANT

corkscrew grass
corkwing
corkwood
corm
cormel
cormidium
cormlike
cormoid
cormophyte
cormophytic
cormous
cormus
corn
corn borer
corn bread
corn bunting
corn circle
corn dog
corn dolly
corn earworm

WORDS THAT END LIKE CORMORANT

ameliorant
corroborant
courant
decolorant
edulcorant
expectorant
five-star restaurant
grant
invigorant
odorant
orant
perforant
pig-ignorant
rant
restaurant
roborant
sonorant
vibrant
vorant
warrant

Synonyms and antonyms of cormorant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cormorant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CORMORANT

Find out the translation of cormorant to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cormorant from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cormorant» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

鸬鹚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cormorán
570 millions of speakers

English

cormorant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जलकाग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الغاق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

баклан
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Cormorant
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পেটুক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cormoran
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kormorant
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kormoran
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cormorant
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người tham lam
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீர்க்காகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तपमान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karabatak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cormorano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kormoran
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

баклан
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cormoran
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κορμοράνων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

visvanger
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skarven
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skarv
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cormorant

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CORMORANT»

The term «cormorant» is regularly used and occupies the 64.170 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CORMORANT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cormorant» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cormorant» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cormorant

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CORMORANT»

Discover the use of cormorant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cormorant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Cormorant
Miriam Black is on the road again, having transitioned from thief to killer.
Chuck Wendig, Wesley Chu, 2013
2
Voyage of the Cormorant
A sailing and surfing adventures in Baja.
John Dutton, Christain Beamish, 2012
3
The Cormorant
But with the good comes the evil. For he must care for his brutally slain uncle's fiendish cormorant and must fight an evil spawned from hell itself. Martin's.
Stephen Gregory, 2013
4
The Cormorant Hunter's Wife: Poems
This collection of poetry is inspired by the author’s lineage as an Iñupiaq Eskimo woman with family from King Island and Mary’s Igloo, Alaska.
Joan Kane, 2012
5
The Cormorant Club
As Scott and Holly’s friendship rekindles into love, they uncover The Cormorant Club, a murder-for-hire group, and must expose the club and its leader before anyone else dies. Sensuality Level: Behind Closed Doors
Anji Nolan, 2012
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The Double-crested Cormorant: Plight of a Feathered Pariah
This enormously important book explores the roots of human-cormorant conflicts, dispels myths about the birds, and offers the first comprehensive assessment of the policies that have been developed to manage the double-crested cormorant in ...
Linda R. Wires, 2014
7
The Tiny Wife
A remarkable short novella, a modern fable that is weird, uplifting and romantic all at the same time.
Andrew Kaufman, 2011
8
The Devil's Cormorant: A Natural History
The critic for the New York Times Boole Review wrote: “The Cormorant has a relentless focus that would make Edgar Allan Poe proud. . . . This is a first~class terror story that does for cormorants what Cajo did for Saint Bernards.“9 Yet what  ...
Richard J. King, 2013
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Impacts of Double-crested Cormorant Nesting on Western Lake ...
Double-crested cormorant populations breeding on the Great Lakes have increased over the last 25 years.
Jason A. Duffe, 2006
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A Population Survey and Foraging Analysis of the ...
It should also be noted that these data were taken during a drought year when Double-crested cormorant numbers were likely much lower than they have been and foraging habits were most likely altered. Even though this is the case, past ...
Adam Kelley, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CORMORANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cormorant is used in the context of the following news items.
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Upgrade of RCAF Cormorant helicopters and U.S. Presidential …
A CH-149 Cormorant takes part in a training exercise off the coast of Newfoundland in 2008. The air force says new simulators and training ... «Ottawa Citizen, Jul 15»
2
Whale-watch cruises are also good for birders
... shearwaters, 120 Wilson's storm petrels, a northern gannet, a great cormorant, a common murre, two roseate terns and 50 common terns. «WMUR Manchester, Jul 15»
3
Animals' infections can impact most on relatives, study finds
... from The University Of Edinburgh and the Centre For Ecology And Hydrology studied the impact of disease on families of cormorant-like birds ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
4
Dreams of American Idol
And that shot gets them where they want to go and that's really inspiring to me because we live in Cormorant Minnesota, our mayors a dog so...". «KVRR, Jul 15»
5
Brother of diver missing near Race Rocks asks for search to continue
A Buffalo fixed-wing plane, Cormorant helicopter, a coast guard boat from Ganges Harbour on Salt Spring Island, the naval vessel HMCS ... «Times Colonist, Jul 15»
6
How to Protect Our Environment
Because of federal regulations protecting a non-endangered bird, the double-crested cormorant, the city of San Francisco expects to pay in ... «The New American, Jul 15»
7
Eversource asked to help with cormorant problem
ORLEANS -- Although the high price tag of burying electric wires to solve Cedar Pond's cormorant problem caused Eversource officials to be ... «Wicked Local Chatham, Jul 15»
8
How Von Wong Captured An Amazing Portrait Deep Under Water
I had this grand idea: To recreate the iconic scene of a young Chinese cormorant fisherman hard at work on a bamboo raft – shot 30 meters ... «Fstoppers, Jul 15»
9
Searchers hunt for missing diver near Race Rocks
Searching for the man was a Buffalo fixed-wing plane, Cormorant helicopter, a surface coast guard 47-foot boat from Ganges Harbour on Salt ... «Times Colonist, Jul 15»
10
Search underway near Race Rocks for missing diver
On the scene is a Buffalo fixed-wing plane, Cormorant helicopter, a surface coast guard 47-foot boat from Ganges Harbour on Salt Spring ... «Times Colonist, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Cormorant [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cormorant>. May 2024 ».
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