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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A local British name for the cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo, from its color.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) The cormorant; -- so called from its black color.
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reesetee commented on the word coalgoose
Nickname for cormorants; so called because of their black color.
July 22, 2008