different between fulicine vs coot

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From New Latin Fulica (genus name).

Adjective

fulicine (comparative more fulicine, superlative most fulicine)

1. (ornithology, rare) Of, or pertaining to coots.
   • 1896, C. W. Andrews, NOVITATES ZOOLOGICAE. VOL. III. (ON THE EXTINCT BIRDS OF THE CHATHAM ISLANDS. PART II.), page 265:

     The tarso-metatarsus is also typically Fulicine…

English

Wikispecies

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku?t/
• Rhymes: -u?t

Etymology 1

From Middle English cote (“coot”). Related to Dutch meerkoet.

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Noun

coot (plural coots)

1. Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
2. (colloquial) A foolish or eccentric fellow

   A silly coot.

   An old coot

   A rich coot
3. (slang, with the) A success; something excellent.

   Man that song's the coot.

   Would be the coot if we could go this weekend!

Derived terms

See also

• (bird): fulicine

Translations

Etymology 2

Compare cootie.

Noun

coot (plural coots)

1. (slang) Body louse (Pediculus humanus).

Anagrams

• Coto, octo-, toco, toco-

Middle English

Noun

coot

1. Alternative form of cote (“coat”)

Scots

Etymology

Compare Dutch koot, Flemish keute.

Noun

coot (plural coots)

1. The ankle.