coot

coot
(复同单)
  1. (复同单)an aquatic bird of the rail family, with blackish plumage, lobed feet, and a bill that extends back on to the forehead as a horny shield
    大(番鸟),白骨顶
  2. Genus Fulica, family Rallidae: several species, in particular the widespread F. atra, which has a white bill and frontal shield
    白骨顶属,秧鸡科: 数种,尤指喙呈白色,分布广泛的白骨顶
  3. (常作 old coot)(informal, chiefly N. Amer.)a stupid or eccentric person, typically an old man
    (非正式,主 北美)(多为年老的)傻瓜;怪人
语源
  1. Middle English: probably of Dutch or Low German origin and related to Dutch koet
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