[gan-it] 
| any large, web-footed, seabird of the family Sulidae, having a sharply pointed bill, long wings, and a wedge-shaped tail, noted for its plunging dives for fish. |
| gan·net (gān'ĭt) n. Any of several large sea birds of the genus Morus, especially M. bassanus of northern Atlantic coastal regions, having white plumage with black wingtips. Also called solan. [Middle English ganet, from Old English ganot; see ghans- in Indo-European roots.] |
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