Gannet

·noun One of several species of sea birds of the genus Sula, allied to the pelicans.

gannet
n. the English name for the SolanGoose and its tribe. The Australian species are – – The Gannet – –...

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gannet
The Sula bassana, or solan goose: a large sea bird of the family Pelecanidæ, common on the Scottish ...

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