double-crested cormorant
[ duhb-uhl kres-tid ]
noun
a North American cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, having tufts of black and white feathers on the sides of the head.
Origin of double-crested cormorant
1An Americanism dating back to 1825–35
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