1. a large dark waterbird with a long neck and hooked bill that dives underwater to catch fish

1. extremely greedy or voracious
Usage: literary; archaic

Examples

• The cormorant spread its wings to dry after diving for fish.
• We watched cormorants perched on the rocky cliffs by the sea.
• A cormorant can hold its breath underwater for up to a minute.
• The fisherman saw cormorants competing with him for the catch.
• Cormorants are excellent swimmers and divers.
• The old text described him as having a cormorant appetite for wealth.