how to pronounce cormorant

/ˈkɔː.məɹ.ənt/

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cormorant is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of cormorant in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… like a cormorant or loon but is equipped …”

meanings of cormorant

noun:

Any of various medium-large black seabirds of the family Phalacrocoracidae, especially the great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo.
A voracious eater.

adjective:

Ravenous, greedy.

cormorant frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word cormorant occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics cormorant can be related to

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1) life, nature, and living environment;