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Gannet meaning
Any of three species of large seabird in the genus Morus, of the family Sulidae. They have black and white bodies and long pointed wings, and hunt for fish by plunge diving and pursuing their prey underwater. | A voracious eater; a glutton.
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A dead northern gannet washed up on a beach on the Acadian Peninsula on June 9, 2022.
A seagull in the animated classic, Scuttle is changed into a northern gannet for the live-action.
Gannet sightings began to slowly increase during the month, with 20 off Pirnmill on 21st being the largest group reported.
Gannet two weekly newspapers – the Stayton Mail and the Silverton Appeal Tribune.
In addition on 29 December there was a report of a gannet flying west off Silver Sands.
The island is also home to one of only a few gannet colonies around Ireland and the UK.
We sped across the planet, To find this lump of granite, One rather startled gannet; In fact, we found Rockall. citation *In The Goon Show episode "Napoleon's Piano", Seagoon made a less-than-triumphant landfall on Rockall with the titular piano.