[soh-luh
n] 
| a gannet. |
| 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.] |
| so·lan (sō'lən) n. See gannet. [Middle English soland : Old Norse sūla, gannet + Old Norse önd, duck.] |