Meanings
nounnorthern gannet (plural northern gannets)
plural northern gannets
- A seabird, Morus bassanus.
Synonyms: channel goose, common gannet, solan, soland, solan goose
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA seabird, Morus bassanus.
Also see
Translations
Bulgarian бял рибояд
- бял рибояд (bjal ribojad)Morus bassanus
Catalan mascarell
- mascarellMorus bassanus
Chinese Mandarin 北鲣鸟
- 北鲣鸟Morus bassanus
Czech terej bílý
- terej bílýMorus bassanus
Danish Sule
- SuleMorus bassanus
Dutch jan-van-gent
- jan-van-gentMorus bassanus
Esperanto sulo
- suloMorus bassanus
Finnish suula
- suulaMorus bassanus
French fou de Bassan
- fou de BassanMorus bassanus
German Basstölpel
- BasstölpelMorus bassanus
Greek σούλα
- σούλα (soúla)Morus bassanus
Icelandic súla
- súlaMorus bassanus
Italian sula bassana
- sula bassanaMorus bassanus
Japanese シロカツオドリ
- シロカツオドリ (shirokatsuodori)Morus bassanus
Norwegian Bokmål havsule
- havsuleMorus bassanus
Polish głuptak
- głuptakMorus bassanus
Portuguese ganso-patola
- ganso-patolaMorus bassanus
Russian северная олуша
- северная олуша (severnaja oluša)Morus bassanus
Slovak sula biela
- sula bielaMorus bassanus
Spanish alcatraz atlántico
- alcatraz atlánticoMorus bassanus
Swedish havssula
- havssulaMorus bassanus
Turkish sümsük kuşu
- sümsük kuşuMorus bassanus
Ukrainian сула атлантична
- сула атлантична (sula atlantyčna)Morus bassanus
Welsh hugan, gwylanwydd
- huganMorus bassanus
- gwylanwyddMorus bassanus
Cite this entry
APA
northern gannet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/northern%20gannet
MLA
“northern gannet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/northern%20gannet. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “northern gannet,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/northern%20gannet.
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