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double-crested cormorant

double-crested cormorant noun: a waterbird in the cormorant family, Nannopterum auritum or Phalacrocorax auritus, found in much of North America.

double-crested cormorant: a waterbird in the cormorant family, Nannopterum auritum or Phalacrocorax auritus, found in much of...
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Noun

double-crested cormorant (plural double-crested cormorants)

  1. A waterbird in the cormorant family, Nannopterum auritum or Phalacrocorax auritus, found in much of North America.
    Synonyms:
    Taunton turkey

Synonyms of double-crested cormorant

Forms of double-crested cormorant

pluraldouble-crested cormorants

Questions about double-crested cormorant

What does double-crested cormorant mean?
Double-crested cormorant means a waterbird in the cormorant family, Nannopterum auritum or Phalacrocorax auritus, found in much of North America.
What part of speech is double-crested cormorant?
Double-crested cormorant is a noun.
What is the plural of double-crested cormorant?
The plural of double-crested cormorant is double-crested cormorants.

Words near double-crested cormorant in the dictionary

  1. double-consciousness
  2. double-convex
  3. double-count
  4. double-counts
  5. double-course
  6. double-crested cormorant
  7. double-crested cormorants
  8. double-cross
  9. double-crossed
  10. double-crosser
  11. double-crossers

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