Gannet
Gannet , noun
[Old English gant, Anglo-Saxon ganet, ganot, a sea fowl, a fen duck; akin to Dutch gent gander, Old High German ganazzo. See Gander, Goose.]
(Zoology) One of several species of sea birds of the genus Sula, allied to the pelicans.
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.