Množina: gannets

ETYM Old Eng. gant, AS. ganet, ganot, a sea fowl, a fen duck; akin to Dutch gent gander, Old High Germ. ganazzo. Related to Gander, Goose.
Large heavily built seabird with a long stout bill noted for its plunging dives for fish.
N Atlantic seabird Sula bassana in the same family (Sulidae) as the boobies. When fully grown, it is white with black-tipped wings having a span of 1.7 m/5.6 ft. The young are speckled. It breeds on cliffs in nests made of grass and seaweed. Only one (white) egg is laid.