Any of three species of large seabird in the genus , of the family . They have black and white bodies and long pointed wings, and hunt for fish by plunge diving and pursuing their prey underwater.
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(chiefly, British, South Africa) A voracious eater; a glutton.
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(chiefly, transitive, informal, British) To wolf down, gobble or eat (something) voraciously.
Gaynor Kay, Pebble in the Grass (page 115)
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