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Cormorant
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) 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. They are generally black, and hence are called sea ravens, and coalgeese.
(2):
(n.) A voracious eater; a glutton, or gluttonous servant.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cormorant'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/cormorant.html. 1828.