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Definition: coot
coot
n : slaty-black slow-flying birds somewhat resembling ducks
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Definition: Coot
Coot
\Coot\ (k[=oo]t), n. [Cf. D. koet, W. cwtair; cwta short,
bodtailed + iar hen; cf. cwtau to dock. Cf.
Cut.]
1. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A wading bird with lobate toes, of the genus
Fulica.
The common European or bald coot is
Fulica atra (see
under
bald); the American is
Fulica Americana.
(b) The surf duck or scoter. In the United States all the
species of (
[OE]demia are called coots. See
Scoter.
“As simple as a coot.” --Halliwell.
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2. A stupid fellow; a simpleton; as, a silly coot. [Colloq.]
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