coot
n. உச்சியில் வெண்சுட்டியும் குறுவாலுமுள்ள வாத்தின் நீர்ப்பறவை வகை.
Coot, n. Etym: [Cf. D. koet, W. cwtair; cwta short, bodtailed + iar hen; cf. cwtau ro dock. Cf. Cut.] 1. (Zoöl.) (a) A wading bird with lobate toes, of the genus Fulica. The common European or bald coot is F. atra (see under bald); the American is F. Americana. (b) The surf duck or scoter. In the United States all the species of (Edemia are called coots. See Scoter. "As simple as a coot." Halliwell. 2. A stupid fellow; a simpleton; as, a silly coot. [Colloq.]