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  • 51gannet — [OE] The gannet used to be known dialectally as the solan goose (solan was a compound formed in the 15th century from Old Norse súla ‘gannet’ and önd ‘duck’), and in fact the name gannet too reveals a perceived similarity between the gannet and… …

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  • 52genus Sula — noun type genus of the Sulidae • Syn: ↑Sula • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Sulidae, ↑family Sulidae • Member Meronyms: ↑solan, ↑ …

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  • 53Sula — noun type genus of the Sulidae • Syn: ↑genus Sula • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Sulidae, ↑family Sulidae • Member Meronyms: ↑solan …

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  • 54Sula bassana — noun very large white gannet with black wing tips • Syn: ↑solan, ↑solan goose, ↑solant goose • Hypernyms: ↑gannet • Member Holonyms: ↑Sula, ↑genus Sula …

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  • 55magpie — Synonyms and related words: Audubon warbler, Canada goose, English sparrow, accumulator, adjutant bird, agreeable rattle, albatross, all sorts, argala, assemblage, assortment, auk, auklet, avocet, babbler, bald eagle, baldpate, bank swallow,… …

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  • 56Booby gannet — 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}.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of several species of sea birds of the genus {Sula}, allied to the pelicans. [1913 Webster] Note …

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  • 57Gannet — Gan net, n. [OE. gant, AS. ganet, ganot, a sea fowl, a fen duck; akin to D. gent gander, OHG. ganazzo. See {Gander}, {Goose}.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of several species of sea birds of the genus {Sula}, allied to the pelicans. [1913 Webster] Note: The… …

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  • 58gentleman — 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}.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of several species of sea birds of the genus {Sula}, allied to the pelicans. [1913 Webster] Note …

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  • 59Sula bassana — 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}.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of several species of sea birds of the genus {Sula}, allied to the pelicans. [1913 Webster] Note …

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  • 60Northern Gannet — Conservation status Least Concern ( …

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