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- Dictionarygannet/ˈɡanɪt/
noun
- 1. a large seabird with mainly white plumage, which catches fish by plunging into the water.
- 2. a greedy person. informal British
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Gannets are seabirds comprising the genus Morus in the family Sulidae, closely related to boobies. Gannets are large white birds with yellowish heads, black-tipped wings and long bills. Northern gannets are the largest seabirds in the North Atlantic, having a wingspan of up to 2 metres (6+1⁄2 feet). The other two species occur in the temperate seas around southern Africa, southern Australia, and N... Wikipedia