coot : Idioms & Phrases

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american coot

  • noun a coot found in North America
    water hen; Fulica americana; marsh hen; mud hen.
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Bald coot

  • (Zoöl.), a name of the European coot (Fulica atra), alluding to the bare patch on the front of the head.
Webster 1913

Moor coot

  • . (Zoöl.) See Gallinule.
Webster 1913

old world coot

  • noun a coot found in Eurasia
    Fulica atra.
WordNet

sea coot

Sea" coot`
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A scoter duck.
Webster 1913

Spectacled coot, ∨ Spectacled duck

  • (Zoöl.), the surf scoter, or surf duck. Local, U.S.
Webster 1913

Summer coot

  • (Zoöl.), the American gallinule. Local, U.S.
Webster 1913

Weasel coot

  • a female or young male of the smew; so called from the resemblance of the head to that of a weasel. Called also weasel duck.
Webster 1913

Whistling coot

  • (Zoöl.), the American black scoter.
Webster 1913