Gān'net, n.

noun

n. [A-S. ganet, ganot, a sea-fowl, a fen-duck; L. Ger. gante, D. gent, O. H. Ger. ganazzo, ganzo, gans, M. H. Ger. ganze, Lat. ganta, goose; O. H. Ger. horgans, coot. See GANDER and GOOSE.] (Ornith.) The Solan' goose, a sea-fowl allied to the pelican, of the genus Sula (S. Barsanus), with a straight bill and palmated feet. It frequents the northern regions of both continents in summer, and feeds on herrings and other fish.

An engraving of a gannet standing beside the water. — Gannet (*Sula bassanus*).