Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - coot
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Coot
coot
noun Etymology: Middle English ~e; akin to Dutch koet ~ Date: 15th century 1. any of various slaty-black birds (genus Fulica) of the rail family that somewhat resemble ducks and have lobed toes and the upper mandible prolonged on the forehead as a horny frontal shield 2. any of several North American scoters 3. a harmless simple person; broadly fellow 4c
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n. 1 any black aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, esp. F. atra with the upper mandible extended backwards to form a white plate on the forehead. 2 colloq. a stupid person. Etymology: ME, prob. f. LG ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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орнит. лысуха (Fulica); лысуха (Fulica atra) – American coot – common coot – crested coot – European coot – giant coot – horned coot – red-gartered coot – red-knobbed coot – white-winged coot ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. зоол. лысуха (Fu;ica gen.) 2. разг. простак; глупец Id: as bald as a coot —- лысый, плешивый; голова как колено Id: as stupid as a coot —- глуп как пробка ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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5.
~ n 1 a small black and white water bird with a short beak 2 old coot AmE informal an old man who you think is strange or unpleasant (crazy old coot) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
6.
- c.1300, cote, used for various water fowl (now limited to Fulica americana), of uncertain origin (cf. Du. meercoet "lake coot"). Apparently unrelated to obsolete verb meaning "to copulate" (1667), which is, however, the source of cooter (1884), name of a type of Southern U.S. turtle that is said to copulate for days at a stretch. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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