The Collaborative International Dictionary
solan goose
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.
Booby gannet. See Sula.
Wiktionary
solan goose
n. ''Morus bassanus'', a seabird, the Northern gannet.
WordNet
solan goose
n. very large white gannet with black wing tips [syn: solan, solant goose, Sula bassana]