Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Gannet"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gannet \Gan"net\, n. [OE. gant, AS. ganet, ganot, a sea fowl, a
fen duck; akin to D. gent gander, OHG. ganazzo. See {Gander},
{Goose}.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of several species of sea birds of the genus {Sula},
allied to the pelicans.
Note: The common gannet of Europe and America ({S. bassana}),
is also called {solan goose}, {chandel goose}, and
{gentleman}. In Florida the wood ibis is commonly
called gannet.
{Booby gannet}. See {Sula}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
gannet
n : large heavily built seabird with a long stout bill noted for
its plunging dives for fish
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