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词汇 cormorant
释义 cormorant
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈkɔː.mər.ənt/ us /ˈkɔːr.mɚ.ənt/
a large, black sea bird with a long neck and body鸬鹚
 
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Examples from literature

At that moment the cormorants were coming down the glittering lake to their roost. 
Jungle fowl were abundant and pigeons exceedingly so, but we saw no ducks along the river and only two cormorants. 
Sea-mews and cormorants flew about him restlessly, as if anxious to warn him of his danger. 
The cormorants are the best divers, so the pelicans arrange themselves in a large circle at some great distance from the land, and flap their great wings on the surface of the water, while the cormorants dive beneath. 
To-day, by the way, as I rode along the beach I saw seals, cormorants, gulls and ducks, all astonishingly tame. 

Examples of cormorant


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The situation in cormorants actually makes the establishment of symmetrical competition more difficult.
Our objectives were to examine both intra- and interspecific density-dependent effects on worm sizes among the 3 helminth species found in cormorants.
The parasite attains maturity in piscivorous birds such as cormorants and pelicans.
Far from being greedy cormorants exploiting the tenants on their extensive estates, the upper clergy worked with the grain of local opinion, especially among the landed elite.
Would it not be desirable to consider other measures to bring a permanent cross-border reduction in cormorant numbers?
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
In the area, at least 20 cormorants have managed to survive, even though the water is not transparent at all.
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But nature tends—as the cormorants and other birds are—to be far more robust and better at looking after itself than many people suggest.
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Another example of the absurd bureaucracy with which we are involved is the protection of cormorants and other such birds.
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The directive does not permit the removal of protection for cormorants, mergansers and other piscivorous birds.
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I am also aware of the large rise in the cormorant population.
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The only possible case for limiting the number of cormorants is if they do that.
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The reason for doing anything about cormorants is what they do to the fish.
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The research will cover cormorant predation in both still water and rivers.
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We are not aware of any successful method of deterring cormorants in such circumstances.
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The cycle of the cormorant, like every other bird cycle, is quite lengthy.
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