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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 )
Word History and Origins
Origin of coot1
Word History and Origins
Origin of coot1
Example Sentences
The wetland attracts birds, such as coots and tricolored blackbirds, and also recharges the aquifer that the roots of cottonwoods and willows tap into.
On a recent sunny day at Green Lake, with nearby trees still waiting to bloom, a single coot floats by two brand-new docks.
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.
After scrambling in the water for food, this coot eventually caught a loach.
As he stood by the water, two dark birds floated on the surface — American coots, or mud hens.
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