Cormorant

02324 Cor`mo*rant (k?r"m?-r it a /it nt), n. [F. cormoran, fr. Armor. mr-vran a sea raven; mr sea + bran raven, with cor, equiv. to L. corvus raven, pleonastically prefixed; or perh. fr. L. corvus marinus sea raven.] 1. (Zo\'94l.) Any species of Phalacrocorax, a genus of sea birds having a sac under the beak; the shag. Cormorants devour fish voraciously, and have become the emblem of gluttony. They are generally black, and hence are called sea ravens, and coalgeese. altsp [Written also asp corvorant /asp .] /altsp 2. A voracious eater; a glutton, or gluttonous servant.B. Jonson.