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noddy (näd′ē)

noun pl. noddies -·dies

  1. a fool; simpleton
  2. any of a genus (Anous) of tropical terns with dark body feathers and pale gray crown

Etymology: < ? nod + -y

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