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Meaning
Noun
●
In Suliform birds:
Any of three
species
of large
seabird
in the
genus
Morus, of the family Sulidae. They have
black and white
bodies
and long
pointed
wings
, and
hunt
for
fish
by
plunge
diving
and
pursuing
their
prey
underwater.
●
In British English & South African English:
A
voracious
eater
; a glutton.
Verb
●
In British English:
To
wolf down
,
gobble
or
eat
(something) voraciously.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
gannet
English
ganot
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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Rhymes
Janet
Gannet
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