cormorant

noun

1. large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fish

   noun.animal

   Synonyms phalacrocorax carbo

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. Any species of <i>Phalacrocorax</i>, 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 <i>sea ravens</i>, and <i>coalgeese</i>.

   noun

   Source: webster1913