gannet

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

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. A voracious eater; a glutton.

Verb

To wolf down, gobble or eat (something) voraciously.

Konzepte

Tölpel

Basstölpel

Synonyme

booby

goose

🪿

pelican

solan

shak

solan goose

solant goose

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈɡænɪt/

Etymologie (Englisch)

From Middle English ganet, gante, from Old English ganot, from Proto-West Germanic *ganat, *ganatō, from Proto-Germanic *ganatuz, *ganutô (“gander”), ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *ganzô.
Cognates
Cognate with Dutch gent, Middle Low German gante, German Ganter, Ganser, all “gander, male goose”.