gannet in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for gannet in the English»Italian Dictionary

gannet [Brit ˈɡanɪt, Am ˈɡænət] N

1. gannet ZOOL:

gannet

sula f

2. gannet fig, hum:

he, she's a real gannet

mangia in continuazione

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This increase in numbers could also be due to northern gannets benefiting from the growing activities of deep sea fishing.

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When a dive is successful, gannets swallow the fish underwater before surfacing, and never fly with the fish in their bill.

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Seabirds covered include the penguins, albatrosses and other petrels, tropicbirds, frigatebirds, gannets, cormorants, pelicans, skuas, gulls and terns, 104 species in all.

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Discards generally benefit surface feeders, such as gannets and petrels, to the detriment of pursuit divers like penguins.

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Dolphins herd the sardines into the shallows, where they come within reach of the diving gannets.

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It is a migratory bird sanctuary for the northern gannet, and has over 110,000 nesting birds, the second largest in the world.

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Birds hunted for their meat and eggs included gulls, puffins, gannets, petrels, shearwaters, razorbills and guillemots.

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The island houses many different birds such as terns and gannets, and many wild flowers.

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The more marine species, such as petrels, auks and gannets, are more restricted in their habits, but are occasionally seen inland as vagrants.

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It is a steep-sided volcanic rock, at its highest point, and is home to a large colony of gannets.

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