coot

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
  2. Body louse (Pediculus humanus). slang
  3. A foolish or eccentric fellow UK,colloquial
    — A silly coot

词形变化

coots plural coots plural

词源

词源 1
From Middle English cote, coote, cute, cuytt (“coot”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from an unrecorded Old English word, or borrowed from Middle Dutch coet, cuut, kuut (“coot”) (whence modern Dutch koet and meerkoet (“coot”)). Possibly related to Middle High German kūz, kūze (modern German Kauz (“owl”)), Old English cȳta (“kite, bittern”) (whence English kite), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *kūt (“bird of prey”). See kite.
词源 2
Compare cootie.
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