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coot (ko̵̅o̅t)

noun pl. coots or coot

  1. any of a genus (Fulica) of ducklike, freshwater birds of the rail family, with long-lobed toes
  2. ☆ scoter
  3. Informal an amusing or eccentric old fellow

Etymology: ME cote < ? MDu koet

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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