double-crested cormorant

[ duhb-uhl kres-tid ]

noun
  1. a North American cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, having tufts of black and white feathers on the sides of the head.

Origin of double-crested cormorant

1
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

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