gannet

gannet

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɡanɪt/
• Rhymes: -ænɪt

Gannets

Noun

gannet (plural gannets)

1. 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.
2. (Britain, South Africa) A voracious eater; a glutton.

Quotations

• For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:gannet.

Synonyms

• (voracious eater): see Thesaurus:glutton

Derived terms

• northern gannet, Morus bassanus
• Australasian gannet, Morus serrator
• Cape gannet, Morus capensis

Translations

sea bird

Catalan: mascarell m Czech: terej (cs) m Estonian: suula Faroese: súla (fo) f Finnish: suula (fi) French: fou (fr) m Galician: mascato m German: Basstölpel (de) m, Tölpel (de) m Greek: σούλα (el) f (soúla) Greenlandic: timmik (Morus bassanus) Icelandic: súla (is) f Ido: ganeto (io) Irish: gainéad (ga) m, ogastún m

Italian: sula (it) f Maori: karake, tākapu Navajo: taahilnoodii Norman: mauve à maq'thé f, mèrgaud m Old English: ganot m Polish: głuptak (pl) m Portuguese: alcatraz Romanian: gâsca de mare f Russian: о́луша (ru) f (óluša) Scottish Gaelic: sùlaire m, (young) guga m Spanish: alcatraz (es) m Welsh: hugan f, gwylanwydd f

glutton — see glutton