gannet

Speech parts

1. gannet - Noun

2. gannet - Verb

Meaning

One of several species of sea birds of the genus Sula, allied to the pelicans.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

pelican gourmand course conductor pig booby cormorant gobbler vein stiff hog sinew glutton foodie guzzler
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Antonyms

free spender prodigal big spender humanitarian lavish
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Hypernyms

pelecaniform seabird

Hyponyms

booby solan solan goose solant goose sula bassana

Examples

We sped across the planet, To find this lump of granite, One rather startled gannet; In fact, we found Rockall. citation *In The Goon Show episode "Napoleon's Piano", Seagoon made a less-than-triumphant landfall on Rockall with the titular piano. Source: Internet

The island is also home to one of only a few gannet colonies around Ireland and the UK. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Gannaway gannef Gannes ganneting gannetry gannister