01 n. A wading bird with lobate toes, of the genus Fulica. The common European or bald coot is Fulica atra (see under bald); the American is Ful…
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A wading bird with lobate toes, of the genus Fulica. The common European or bald coot is Fulica atra (see under bald); the American is Fulica Americana(Zool.) See: bald
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A stupid fellow; a simpleton; as, a silly coot.[Colloq.]