The solan goose; one of several kinds of sea birds.
A web-footed fowl found in the northern seas.
A bird related to the pelicans.
n. [Anglo-Saxon] The Solan goose, a sea-fowl , nearly three feet in length, with a long, straight bill, and palmated feet—it is migratory, frequenting the isles of Scotland in summer, and feeds principally on herring.