Phalacrocorax Carbo (Noun)
Meaning
Large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fish.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The Phalacrocorax carbo is known to inhabit the coastal areas and rivers in many parts of Asia where they dive into the water to catch fish.
- The local fishermen train Phalacrocorax carbo to dive and catch fish for them and reward them with some of their catch.
- The large colony of Phalacrocorax carbo has made this small island their home where they dive and catch fish to feed themselves and their young.
- Fishermen often train young Phalacrocorax carbo and attach a cord to their leg so that the bird does not swallow the fish they catch.
- A Phalacrocorax carbo's distinctive feature is the distensible pouch that can be stretched wide enough to hold several fish that it catches underwater.