cormorants

noun

plural of cormorant
as in pigs
one who eats greedily or too much Diamond Jim Brady was perhaps the most celebrated cormorant of the Gilded Age

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Recent Examples of cormorants Brown pelicans, double-crested cormorants, western gulls, and more than two dozen other species stop over on Anacapa. — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026 For millennia, millions of seabirds, including guanay cormorants, Peruvian boobies and pelicans, had nested on rocky outcrops along South America’s arid Pacific coast. — Edward D. Melillo, Fortune, 27 July 2026 Four-year-old Juni Wahab was entranced by the sight of the swallows and cormorants swooping low overhead and the rushing twists of water. — Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026 Eagles, egrets, cormorants and herons are fishing, too. — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 25 June 2026 The team mapped cormorants’ nests in the cliffs above La Jolla Cove and saw the first eggs of the year in January. — Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026 Our view looked out over a small pond—perfect for birding, as cormorants regularly took up post on a tree there—and the ocean beyond. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 May 2026 Among its meanders, islands and beaches, there are storks, herons, cormorants and kingfishers. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 6 May 2026 Many other birds make their home here, including bald eagles and cormorants. — Kara Williams, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
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  1. pigs
  2. hogs
Noun
  • Such behavior has previously been seen in animals including chimpanzees, pigs, and dolphins, who have been observed teaching family members how to get food with different types of tools.
    — Isabel Gil, Scientific American, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Bulls make money, bears make money, and pigs get slaughtered.
    — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of pigs
Noun
  • These companies went from being these cash-rich, asset-light, beautiful vehicles to becoming these bloated asset hogs.
    — Jack Holmes, Vanity Fair, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Feral hogs reproduce quickly, have few natural predators and have dramatically expanded their range.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of hogs

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“Cormorants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cormorants. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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