a large seabird with mainly white plumage, catching fish by plunge-diving 鲣鸟;塘鹅。 (亦称 solan goose)
Genus Morus (or Sula), family Sulidae: three species, in particular the northern gannet (M. bassanus) of the North Atlantic (亦称 solan goose).鲣鸟属,鲣鸟科: 3种,尤指北大西洋的北鲣鸟(拉丁名M. bassanus)
(Brit. informal)a greedy person (英,非正式)贪婪的人
语源
Old English ganot, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gent 'gander', also to gander