Gannet- To subsist by the wings of his virtue and merit, having little land to rest upon. 塘鹅-自己美德和功绩为翅膀而继续生存的人,漂泊而没有定所。
gannet
[ noun ] large heavily built seabird with a long stout bill noted for its plunging dives for fish <noun.animal>
Gannet \Gan"net\, n. [OE. gant, AS. ganet, ganot, a sea fowl, a fen duck; akin to D. gent gander, OHG. ganazzo. See {Gander}, {Goose}.] (Zo["o]l.) One of several species of sea birds of the genus {Sula}, allied to the pelicans.
Note: The common gannet of Europe and America ({Sula bassana}), is also called {solan goose}, {chandel goose}, and {gentleman}. In Florida the wood ibis is commonly called gannet.