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Webster 1913 Edition

Gannet

Gan′net

,
Noun.
[OE.
gant
, AS.
ganet
, ganot, a sea fowl, a fen duck; akin to D.
gent
gander, OHG.
ganazzo
. See
Gander
,
Goose
.]
(Zool.)
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.
Booby gannet
.
See
Sula
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Gannet

GAN'NET

,
Noun.
The Solan Goose, a fowl of the genus Pelicanus, about seven pounds in weight, with a straight bill, six inches long, and palmated feet. These fowls frequent the isles of Scotland in summer, and feed chiefly on herrings.

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