obur adam

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Definition of obur adam in Turkish English dictionary

cormorant

{n} a bird of prey, glutton, miser

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

Any species of Phalacrocorax, a genus of sea birds having a sac under the beak; the shag

Cormorants devour fish voraciously, and have become the emblem of gluttony

A voracious eater; a glutton, or gluttonous servant

Any of various medium-large black seabirds of the family Phalacrocoracidae, especially the great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo

Ravenous, greedy

A cormorant is a type of dark-coloured bird with a long neck. Cormorants usually live near the sea and eat fish. a large black sea bird which has a long neck and eats fish (cormareng, from corp + mareng (from marinus; MARINE)). Any of the 26-30 species of water birds, constituting the family Phalacrocoracidae, that dive for and feed on fish, mainly those of little value to humans. In the Orient and elsewhere, these glossy black underwater swimmers have been tamed for fishing. Their guano is valued as a fertilizer. Cormorants live on seacoasts, lakes, and some rivers, nesting on cliffs or in bushes or trees. They have a long, hook-tipped bill, patches of bare skin on the face, and a small throat pouch (gular sac). The most widespread species is the common, or great, cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), which grows up to 40 in. (100 cm) long and breeds from eastern Canada to Iceland, across Eurasia to Australia and New Zealand, and in parts of Africa

They are generally black, and hence are called sea ravens, and coalgeese

{i} voracious sea bird with black plumage; (Slang) greedy person; (Slang) glutton; voracious eater

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obur Ad·am