gannet
noun
any large, web-footed, seabird of the family Sulidae, having a sharply pointed bill, long wings, and a wedge-shaped tail, noted for its plunging dives for fish.
gannets
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pluralof gannet.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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American photographer Kat Zhou won British Waters Wide-Angle, with an image of dive-bombing gannets in Shetland.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2024
Most people get upset and angry at the sight of gannets sitting on nests of nylon ropes, and whales drifting ashore with their stomachs full of plastic.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 13, 2024
The paper documented the population collapses in seabird communities around the world, from kittiwakes in the North Sea to murres in the Gulf of Alaska to gannets and penguins off the coast of Namibia.
From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2024
It said preliminary investigations in a small sample size of some species of seabird, including northern gannets and shag, showed the development of immunity to the H5N1 virus.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2023
As we went down, the cliffs in back of us rose higher and higher, and the gannets and kestrels wheeled and dipped.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
