Sula bassana

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Sula bassana
    n 1: very large white gannet with black wing tips [syn: {solan},
         {solan goose}, {solant goose}, {Sula bassana}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Gannet \Gan"net\, n. [OE. gant, AS. ganet, ganot, a sea fowl, a
   fen duck; akin to D. gent gander, OHG. ganazzo. See {Gander},
   {Goose}.] (Zool.)
   One of several species of sea birds of the genus {Sula},
   allied to the pelicans.
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   Note: The common gannet of Europe and America ({Sula
         bassana}), is also called {solan goose}, {chandel
         goose}, and {gentleman}. In Florida the wood ibis is
         commonly called gannet.
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   {Booby gannet}. See {Sula}.
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