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northern gannet

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A seabird, Morus bassanus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: channel goose, common gannet, solan, soland, solan goose

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: mazcatu — Morus bassanus
  • Asturian: cofre — Morus bassanus
  • Belarusian: олуша паўночная (óluša pawnóčnaja) — Morus bassanus
  • Bulgarian: бял рибояд (bjal ribojad) — Morus bassanus
  • Catalan: mascarell — Morus bassanus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 北鲣鸟 — Morus bassanus
  • Czech: terej bílý — Morus bassanus
  • Danish: Sule — Morus bassanus
  • Dutch: jan-van-gent — Morus bassanus
  • Esperanto: sulo — Morus bassanus
  • Finnish: suula — Morus bassanus
  • French: fou de Bassan — Morus bassanus
  • German: Basstölpel — Morus bassanus
  • Greek: σούλα (soúla) — Morus bassanus
  • Icelandic: súla — Morus bassanus
  • Italian: sula bassana — Morus bassanus
  • Japanese: シロカツオドリ (shirokatsuodori) — Morus bassanus
  • Norwegian Bokmål: havsule — Morus bassanus
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: havsule — Morus bassanus
  • Polish: głuptak — Morus bassanus
  • Portuguese: ganso-patola — Morus bassanus
  • Russian: северная олуша (severnaja oluša) — Morus bassanus
  • Slovak: sula biela — Morus bassanus
  • Slovene: strmoglavec — Morus bassanus
  • Spanish: alcatraz atlántico — Morus bassanus
  • Swedish: havssula — Morus bassanus
  • Turkish: sümsük kuşu — Morus bassanus
  • Ukrainian: сула атлантична (sula atlantyčna) — Morus bassanus
  • Welsh: hugan — Morus bassanus
  • Welsh: gwylanwydd — Morus bassanus