From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
gannet
n : large heavily built seabird with a long stout bill noted for
its plunging dives for fish
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Gannet \Gan"net\, n. [OE. gant, AS. ganet, ganot, a sea fowl, a
fen duck; akin to D. gent gander, OHG. ganazzo. See Gander,
Goose.] (Zool.)
One of several species of sea birds of the genus Sula,
allied to the pelicans.
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Note: The common gannet of Europe and America ({Sula
bassana}), is also called solan goose, {chandel
goose}, and gentleman. In Florida the wood ibis is
commonly called gannet.
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Booby gannet. See Sula.
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