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Definition: Booby gannet
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.
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Note: The common gannet of Europe and America (
Sula bassana
), is also called
solan goose,
chandel goose
, and
gentleman. In Florida the wood ibis is
commonly called gannet.
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Booby gannet. See
Sula.
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