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gannet

gan·net

UK/ˈɡænɪt/ uncommon informal uk

noun

1.

large heavily built seabird with a long stout bill noted for its plunging dives for fish

Origin

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”.

Phrases

  • Australasian gannet
  • booby gannet
  • Cape gannet
  • common gannet
  • gannet's bath
  • North Atlantic gannet
  • northern gannet

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