CORMORANT Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

cormorant

noun

ˈkȯrm-rənt

Definition of cormorant

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 The team mapped cormorants’ nests in the cliffs above La Jolla Cove and saw the first eggs of the year in January. — Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026 Cape Town, South Africa The Cape sugarbird, Cape rockjumper, orange-breasted sunbird and bank cormorant are some of the endemic birds that draw nature lovers to Cape Town. — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 27 May 2026 Our view looked out over a small pond—perfect for birding, as cormorants regularly took up post on a tree there—and the ocean beyond. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 May 2026 Among its meanders, islands and beaches, there are storks, herons, cormorants and kingfishers. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for cormorant

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The Angry Birds Movie franchise kicked off in May 2016 and centered on an island of flightless birds dealing with the arrival of a group of pigs.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2026
When the other animals suspect a rule change, the pig, Squealer, uses emotional language to convince them their memories are faulty.

— Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of pig

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Perhaps the pig and hog offers came from fans inspired by seeing cows running on the highway Sunday morning in Kansas City.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026
The issue has historically been politically taboo to avoid pointing fingers at the powerful agricultural industry in Iowa, one of the country’s top producers of corn, soybeans and hogs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of hog

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