as in pig
one who eats greedily or too much
Diamond Jim Brady was perhaps the most celebrated cormorant of the Gilded Age
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Recent Examples of cormorant
Giant petrels and imperial cormorants come to nest, and sea lions and Magellanic penguins congregate.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 May 2025
Staffers toyed with keeping the oysters in their dockside cages, and waiting to plant them at the fort, a manmade island fortress that never saw battle, but has become a sanctuary for cormorants, gulls and other seabirds.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2025
Flightless Cormorant – The Island Specialist Of The Galápagos
While most cormorants are sleek, water-diving birds capable of flight, the flightless cormorant (Nannopterum harrisi) of the Galápagos Islands broke the mold.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
These include the Western gull, cormorants, and the pigeon guillemot, which are legally protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
—Kate Talerico, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2025
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 May 2025
Staffers toyed with keeping the oysters in their dockside cages, and waiting to plant them at the fort, a manmade island fortress that never saw battle, but has become a sanctuary for cormorants, gulls and other seabirds.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2025
Flightless Cormorant – The Island Specialist Of The Galápagos
While most cormorants are sleek, water-diving birds capable of flight, the flightless cormorant (Nannopterum harrisi) of the Galápagos Islands broke the mold.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
These include the Western gull, cormorants, and the pigeon guillemot, which are legally protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
—Kate Talerico, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cormorant
Noun
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The farm is home to a small flock of sheep, chickens, pigs, cows, and other barnyard animals.—
Pamela Brown,
Hartford Courant,
21 Mar. 2025
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The ruling cadre of pigs gradually betrays the farm animals’ revolution.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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And a 30,000-acre public use area that runs along the river offers opportunities for deer, hog, and turkey hunting.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
29 June 2025
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Mowing with Dirty Mower Decks Mowing plots with a dirty brush hog or mower deck is a recipe for weedy disaster.—
Josh Honeycutt,
Outdoor Life,
26 June 2025
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“Cormorant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cormorant. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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