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coot
[ koot ]
noun
- any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- any of various other swimming or diving birds, especially the scoters.
- Informal. a foolish or crotchety person, especially one who is old.
coot
/ ː /
noun
- any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, esp F. atra of Europe and Asia, having lobed toes, dark plumage, and a white bill with a frontal shield: family Rallidae (rails, crakes, etc)
- a foolish person, esp an old man (often in the phrase old coot )
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of coot1
1250–1300; Middle English cote; cognate with Dutch koet
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of coot1
C14: probably from Low German; compare Dutch koet
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The wetland attracts birds, such as coots and tricolored blackbirds, and also recharges the aquifer that the roots of cottonwoods and willows tap into.
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On a recent sunny day at Green Lake, with nearby trees still waiting to bloom, a single coot floats by two brand-new docks.
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The wildlife refuge is a wetland that provides nesting, feeding and resting habitat to the endangered Hawaiian stilt, known as aeo, and the Hawaiian coot or alae keokeo.
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After scrambling in the water for food, this coot eventually caught a loach.
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As he stood by the water, two dark birds floated on the surface — American coots, or mud hens.
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