Gannet
noun
A type of large sea bird which catches fish by diving into the sea.
Gannets can often be seen diving into the sea to catch fish.
Often appears as...
- diving gannet
- northern gannet
noun
A gluttonous eater, a person who eats excessively.
At holiday family dinners, my brother turns into a gannet, eating nearly everything on the table.
Often appears as...
- eat like a gannet
- be a gannet
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A type of large sea bird which catches fish by diving into the sea.
Gannets can often be seen diving into the sea to catch fish.
Often appears as...
- diving gannet
- northern gannet
noun
A gluttonous eater, a person who eats excessively.
At holiday family dinners, my brother turns into a gannet, eating nearly everything on the table.
Often appears as...
- eat like a gannet
- be a gannet
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Bird Species
Remember, not all sea birds are called gannets; it's a specific type.
Those birds nesting on the cliff are gannets, not just any sea birds.
Pro Tip 2/3Diving Technique
Gannets are known for their high-speed dive into the sea.
Look at the gannets dive; they are hunting fish.
Pro Tip 3/3Natural Habitat
Gannets are often found in the North Atlantic, not in all oceans.
On my trip to Scotland, I saw gannets in their natural habitat.
Pro Tip 1/3Bird Species
Remember, not all sea birds are called gannets; it's a specific type.
Those birds nesting on the cliff are gannets, not just any sea birds.
Pro Tip 2/3Diving Technique
Gannets are known for their high-speed dive into the sea.
Look at the gannets dive; they are hunting fish.
Pro Tip 3/3Natural Habitat
Gannets are often found in the North Atlantic, not in all oceans.
On my trip to Scotland, I saw gannets in their natural habitat.
Pro Tip 1/3Bird Species
Remember, not all sea birds are called gannets; it's a specific type.
Those birds nesting on the cliff are gannets, not just any sea birds.
Pro Tip 2/3Diving Technique
Gannets are known for their high-speed dive into the sea.
Look at the gannets dive; they are hunting fish.
Pro Tip 3/3Natural Habitat
Gannets are often found in the North Atlantic, not in all oceans.
On my trip to Scotland, I saw gannets in their natural habitat.
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Video examples
Incredible Time-Stretchin...
walk to do these pictures one of the greatest challenges is really getting an intimacy well in order to do that I have to become one of them I am within a foot or two of their nests that's a very very challenging place to be because these species in particular the northern Gannet are very very aggressive they
Video examples
Incredible Time-Stretchin...
walk to do these pictures one of the greatest challenges is really getting an intimacy well in order to do that I have to become one of them I am within a foot or two of their nests that's a very very challenging place to be because these species in particular the northern Gannet are very very aggressive they
Example 1 of 1
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