Coot

noun

/kuːt/

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.nounAny of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.

2.nounA foolish or eccentric fellow

"A rich coot"

3.noun(with the) A success; something excellent.

"Man that song's the coot."

4.nounBody louse (Pediculus humanus).

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