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coot
(encz) | coot,druh vodního ptáka n: [zoo.] Jiří Dadák |
coot
(encz) | coot,hlupák n: Jiří Dadák |
coot
(encz) | coot,lyska n: Zdeněk Brož |
Coot
(gcide) | Coot \Coot\ (k[=oo]t), n. [Cf. D. koet, W. cwtair; cwta short,
bodtailed + iar hen; cf. cwtau to dock. Cf. Cut.]
1. (Zool.)
(a) A wading bird with lobate toes, of the genus Fulica.
The common European or bald coot is Fulica atra (see
under bald); the American is Fulica Americana.
(b) The surf duck or scoter. In the United States all the
species of ([OE]demia are called coots. See
Scoter. "As simple as a coot." --Halliwell.
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2. A stupid fellow; a simpleton; as, a silly coot. [Colloq.]
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coot
(wn) | coot
n 1: slate-black slow-flying birds somewhat resembling ducks |
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bandicoot
(encz) | bandicoot,bandikut n: [zoo.] savec podobný kryse Michal Ambrožbandicoot,vakojezevec n: Zdeněk Brož |
coot
(encz) | coot,druh vodního ptáka n: [zoo.] Jiří Dadákcoot,hlupák n: Jiří Dadákcoot,lyska n: Zdeněk Brož |
cooter
(encz) | cooter, n: |
cootie
(encz) | cootie,veš [slang.] Jiří Dadák |
kick scooter
(encz) | kick scooter,koloběžka n: kavol |
ktcootn
(encz) | KTCOOTN,Keep This Crap Out Of This Newsgroup [zkr.] |
motor scooter
(encz) | motor scooter,motorový skútr Zdeněk Brož |
old coot
(encz) | old coot, |
push scooter
(encz) | push scooter,koloběžka kavol |
rabbit bandicoot
(encz) | rabbit bandicoot,bandikut králíkovitý n: [zoo.] lat. Macrotis
lagotis Michal Ambrož |
rabbit-eared bandicoot
(encz) | rabbit-eared bandicoot,bandikut králičí n: Michal Ambrož |
river cooter
(encz) | river cooter, n: |
scoot
(encz) | scoot,uhánět v: Zdeněk Brož |
scooter
(encz) | scooter,koloběžka n: Zdeněk Brožscooter,skútr n: Zdeněk Brož |
sea scooter
(encz) | sea scooter, n: |
water scooter
(encz) | water scooter, n: |
Bald coot
(gcide) | Bald \Bald\ (b[add]ld), a. [OE. balled, ballid, perh. the p. p.
of ball to reduce to the roundness or smoothness of a ball,
by removing hair. [root]85. But cf. W. bali whiteness in a
horse's forehead.]
1. Destitute of the natural or common covering on the head or
top, as of hair, feathers, foliage, trees, etc.; as, a
bald head; a bald oak.
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On the bald top of an eminence. --Wordsworth.
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2. Destitute of ornament; unadorned; bare; literal.
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In the preface to his own bald translation.
--Dryden.
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3. Undisguised. " Bald egotism." --Lowell.
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4. Destitute of dignity or value; paltry; mean. [Obs.]
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5. (Bot.) Destitute of a beard or awn; as, bald wheat.
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6. (Zool.)
(a) Destitute of the natural covering.
(b) Marked with a white spot on the head; bald-faced.
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Bald buzzard (Zool.), the fishhawk or osprey.
Bald coot (Zool.), a name of the European coot ({Fulica
atra}), alluding to the bare patch on the front of the
head.
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Bandicoot
(gcide) | Bandicoot \Ban"di*coot\, n. [A corruption of the native name.]
(Zool.)
(a) A species of very large rat (Mus giganteus), found in
India and Ceylon. It does much injury to rice fields and
gardens.
(b) A ratlike marsupial animal (genus Perameles) of several
species, found in Australia and Tasmania.
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black coot
(gcide) | Scoter \Sco"ter\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. scote to plow up.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus
Oidemia.
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Note: The European scoters are Oidemia nigra, called also
black duck, black diver, surf duck; and the
velvet, or double, scoter (Oidemia fusca). The common
American species are the velvet, or white-winged,
scoter (Oidemia Deglandi), called also velvet duck,
white-wing, bull coot, white-winged coot; the
black scoter (Oidemia Americana), called also {black
coot}, butterbill, coppernose; and the surf scoter,
or surf duck (Oidemia perspicillata), called also
baldpate, skunkhead, horsehead, patchhead,
pishaug, and spectacled coot. These birds are
collectively called also coots. The females and young
are called gray coots, and brown coots.
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brown coots
(gcide) | Scoter \Sco"ter\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. scote to plow up.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus
Oidemia.
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Note: The European scoters are Oidemia nigra, called also
black duck, black diver, surf duck; and the
velvet, or double, scoter (Oidemia fusca). The common
American species are the velvet, or white-winged,
scoter (Oidemia Deglandi), called also velvet duck,
white-wing, bull coot, white-winged coot; the
black scoter (Oidemia Americana), called also {black
coot}, butterbill, coppernose; and the surf scoter,
or surf duck (Oidemia perspicillata), called also
baldpate, skunkhead, horsehead, patchhead,
pishaug, and spectacled coot. These birds are
collectively called also coots. The females and young
are called gray coots, and brown coots.
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bull coot
(gcide) | Scoter \Sco"ter\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. scote to plow up.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus
Oidemia.
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Note: The European scoters are Oidemia nigra, called also
black duck, black diver, surf duck; and the
velvet, or double, scoter (Oidemia fusca). The common
American species are the velvet, or white-winged,
scoter (Oidemia Deglandi), called also velvet duck,
white-wing, bull coot, white-winged coot; the
black scoter (Oidemia Americana), called also {black
coot}, butterbill, coppernose; and the surf scoter,
or surf duck (Oidemia perspicillata), called also
baldpate, skunkhead, horsehead, patchhead,
pishaug, and spectacled coot. These birds are
collectively called also coots. The females and young
are called gray coots, and brown coots.
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Cooter
(gcide) | Cooter \Coot"er\ (-[~e]r), n. (Zool.)
(a) A fresh-water tortoise (Pseudemus concinna) of
Florida.
(b) The box tortoise.
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Cootfoot
(gcide) | Cootfoot \Coot"foot`\ (-f[oo^]t`), n. (Zool.)
The phalarope; -- so called because its toes are like the
coot's.
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Coothay
(gcide) | Coothay \Coo*thay"\ (k[=oo]*th[=a]"), n.
A striped satin made in India. --McElrath.
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coots
(gcide) | Scoter \Sco"ter\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. scote to plow up.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus
Oidemia.
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Note: The European scoters are Oidemia nigra, called also
black duck, black diver, surf duck; and the
velvet, or double, scoter (Oidemia fusca). The common
American species are the velvet, or white-winged,
scoter (Oidemia Deglandi), called also velvet duck,
white-wing, bull coot, white-winged coot; the
black scoter (Oidemia Americana), called also {black
coot}, butterbill, coppernose; and the surf scoter,
or surf duck (Oidemia perspicillata), called also
baldpate, skunkhead, horsehead, patchhead,
pishaug, and spectacled coot. These birds are
collectively called also coots. The females and young
are called gray coots, and brown coots.
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gray coots
(gcide) | Scoter \Sco"ter\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. scote to plow up.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus
Oidemia.
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Note: The European scoters are Oidemia nigra, called also
black duck, black diver, surf duck; and the
velvet, or double, scoter (Oidemia fusca). The common
American species are the velvet, or white-winged,
scoter (Oidemia Deglandi), called also velvet duck,
white-wing, bull coot, white-winged coot; the
black scoter (Oidemia Americana), called also {black
coot}, butterbill, coppernose; and the surf scoter,
or surf duck (Oidemia perspicillata), called also
baldpate, skunkhead, horsehead, patchhead,
pishaug, and spectacled coot. These birds are
collectively called also coots. The females and young
are called gray coots, and brown coots.
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moor coot
(gcide) | Gallinule \Gal"li*nule\, n. [L. gallinula chicken, dim. of
gallina hen: cf. F. gallinule.] (Zool.)
One of several wading birds, having long, webless toes, and a
frontal shield, belonging to the family Rallidae. They are
remarkable for running rapidly over marshes and on floating
plants. The purple gallinule of America is {Ionornis
Martinica}, that of the Old World is Porphyrio porphyrio.
The common European gallinule (Gallinula chloropus) is also
called moor hen, water hen, water rail, moor coot,
night bird, and erroneously dabchick. Closely related to
it is the Florida gallinule (Gallinula galeata).
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Note: The purple gallinule of Southern Europe and Asia was
formerly believed to be able to detect and report
adultery, and for that reason, chiefly, it was commonly
domesticated by the ancients.
[1913 Webster]Moor \Moor\, n. [OE. mor, AS. m[=o]r moor, morass; akin to D.
moer moor, G. moor, and prob. to Goth. marei sea, E. mere.
See Mere a lake.]
1. An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and
having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and
abounding in peat; a heath.
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In her girlish age she kept sheep on the moor.
--Carew.
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2. A game preserve consisting of moorland.
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Moor buzzard (Zool.), the marsh harrier. [Prov. Eng.]
Moor coal (Geol.), a friable variety of lignite.
Moor cock (Zool.), the male of the moor fowl or red
grouse of Europe.
Moor coot. (Zool.) See Gallinule.
Moor game. (Zool.) Same as Moor fowl.
Moor grass (Bot.), a tufted perennial grass ({Sesleria
caerulea}), found in mountain pastures of Europe.
Moor hawk (Zool.), the marsh harrier.
Moor hen. (Zool.)
(a) The female of the moor fowl.
(b) A gallinule, esp. the European species. See
Gallinule.
(c) An Australian rail (Tribonyx ventralis).
Moor monkey (Zool.), the black macaque of Borneo ({Macacus
maurus}).
Moor titling (Zool.), the European stonechat ({Pratinocola
rubicola}).
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Moor coot
(gcide) | Gallinule \Gal"li*nule\, n. [L. gallinula chicken, dim. of
gallina hen: cf. F. gallinule.] (Zool.)
One of several wading birds, having long, webless toes, and a
frontal shield, belonging to the family Rallidae. They are
remarkable for running rapidly over marshes and on floating
plants. The purple gallinule of America is {Ionornis
Martinica}, that of the Old World is Porphyrio porphyrio.
The common European gallinule (Gallinula chloropus) is also
called moor hen, water hen, water rail, moor coot,
night bird, and erroneously dabchick. Closely related to
it is the Florida gallinule (Gallinula galeata).
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Note: The purple gallinule of Southern Europe and Asia was
formerly believed to be able to detect and report
adultery, and for that reason, chiefly, it was commonly
domesticated by the ancients.
[1913 Webster]Moor \Moor\, n. [OE. mor, AS. m[=o]r moor, morass; akin to D.
moer moor, G. moor, and prob. to Goth. marei sea, E. mere.
See Mere a lake.]
1. An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and
having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and
abounding in peat; a heath.
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In her girlish age she kept sheep on the moor.
--Carew.
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2. A game preserve consisting of moorland.
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Moor buzzard (Zool.), the marsh harrier. [Prov. Eng.]
Moor coal (Geol.), a friable variety of lignite.
Moor cock (Zool.), the male of the moor fowl or red
grouse of Europe.
Moor coot. (Zool.) See Gallinule.
Moor game. (Zool.) Same as Moor fowl.
Moor grass (Bot.), a tufted perennial grass ({Sesleria
caerulea}), found in mountain pastures of Europe.
Moor hawk (Zool.), the marsh harrier.
Moor hen. (Zool.)
(a) The female of the moor fowl.
(b) A gallinule, esp. the European species. See
Gallinule.
(c) An Australian rail (Tribonyx ventralis).
Moor monkey (Zool.), the black macaque of Borneo ({Macacus
maurus}).
Moor titling (Zool.), the European stonechat ({Pratinocola
rubicola}).
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Scoot
(gcide) | Scoot \Scoot\, v. i.
To walk fast; to go quickly; to run hastily away. [Colloq. &
Humorous, U. S.]
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Sea coot
(gcide) | Sea coot \Sea" coot`\ (Zool.)
A scoter duck.
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skitty coot
(gcide) | Skitty \Skit"ty\, n. [Cf. Skittish.] (Zool.)
A rail; as, the water rail (called also skitty cock, and
skitty coot); the spotted crake (Porzana maruetta), and
the moor hen. [Prov. Eng.]
[1913 Webster]Rail \Rail\, n. [F. r[^a]le, fr. r[^a]ler to have a rattling in
the throat; of German origin, and akin to E. rattle. See
Rattle, v.] (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds of the family
Rallidae, especially those of the genus Rallus, and of
closely allied genera. They are prized as game birds.
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Note: The common European water rail (Rallus aquaticus) is
called also bilcock, skitty coot, and {brook
runner}. The best known American species are the
clapper rail, or salt-marsh hen (Rallus longirostris,
var. crepitans); the king, or red-breasted, rail
(Rallus elegans) (called also {fresh-water
marshhen}); the lesser clapper, or Virginia, rail
(Rallus Virginianus); and the Carolina, or sora, rail
(Porzana Carolina). See Sora.
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Land rail (Zool.), the corncrake.
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spectacled coot
(gcide) | Scoter \Sco"ter\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. scote to plow up.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus
Oidemia.
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Note: The European scoters are Oidemia nigra, called also
black duck, black diver, surf duck; and the
velvet, or double, scoter (Oidemia fusca). The common
American species are the velvet, or white-winged,
scoter (Oidemia Deglandi), called also velvet duck,
white-wing, bull coot, white-winged coot; the
black scoter (Oidemia Americana), called also {black
coot}, butterbill, coppernose; and the surf scoter,
or surf duck (Oidemia perspicillata), called also
baldpate, skunkhead, horsehead, patchhead,
pishaug, and spectacled coot. These birds are
collectively called also coots. The females and young
are called gray coots, and brown coots.
[1913 Webster]Spectacled \Spec"ta*cled\, a.
1. Furnished with spectacles; wearing spectacles.
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As spectacled she sits in chimney nook. --Keats.
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2. (Zool.) Having the eyes surrounded by color markings, or
patches of naked skin, resembling spectacles.
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Spectacled bear (Zool.), a South American bear ({Tremarclos
ornatus}) which inhabits the high mountains of Chili and
Peru. It has a light-colored ring around each eye.
Spectacled coot, or Spectacled duck (Zool.), the surf
scoter, or surf duck. [Local, U.S.]
Spectacled eider (Zool.) See Eider.
Spectacled goose (Zool.), the gannet.
Spectacled snake (Zool.), the cobra de capello.
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Spectacled coot
(gcide) | Scoter \Sco"ter\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. scote to plow up.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus
Oidemia.
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Note: The European scoters are Oidemia nigra, called also
black duck, black diver, surf duck; and the
velvet, or double, scoter (Oidemia fusca). The common
American species are the velvet, or white-winged,
scoter (Oidemia Deglandi), called also velvet duck,
white-wing, bull coot, white-winged coot; the
black scoter (Oidemia Americana), called also {black
coot}, butterbill, coppernose; and the surf scoter,
or surf duck (Oidemia perspicillata), called also
baldpate, skunkhead, horsehead, patchhead,
pishaug, and spectacled coot. These birds are
collectively called also coots. The females and young
are called gray coots, and brown coots.
[1913 Webster]Spectacled \Spec"ta*cled\, a.
1. Furnished with spectacles; wearing spectacles.
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As spectacled she sits in chimney nook. --Keats.
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2. (Zool.) Having the eyes surrounded by color markings, or
patches of naked skin, resembling spectacles.
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Spectacled bear (Zool.), a South American bear ({Tremarclos
ornatus}) which inhabits the high mountains of Chili and
Peru. It has a light-colored ring around each eye.
Spectacled coot, or Spectacled duck (Zool.), the surf
scoter, or surf duck. [Local, U.S.]
Spectacled eider (Zool.) See Eider.
Spectacled goose (Zool.), the gannet.
Spectacled snake (Zool.), the cobra de capello.
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Summer coot
(gcide) | Summer \Sum"mer\, n. [OE. sumer, somer, AS. sumor, sumer; akin
to OFries. sumur, D. zomer, OS. sumar, G. sommer, OHG. &
Icel. sumar, Dan. sommer, Sw. sommar, W. haf, Zend hama, Skr.
sam[=a] year. [root]292.]
The season of the year in which the sun shines most directly
upon any region; the warmest period of the year.
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Note: North of the equator summer is popularly taken to
include the months of June, July, and August.
Astronomically it may be considered, in the northern
hemisphere, to begin with the summer solstice, about
June 21st, and to end with the autumnal equinox, about
September 22d.
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Indian summer, in North America, a period of warm weather
late in autumn, usually characterized by a clear sky, and
by a hazy or smoky appearance of the atmosphere,
especially near the horizon. The name is derived probably
from the custom of the Indians of using this time in
preparation for winter by laying in stores of food.
Saint Martin's summer. See under Saint.
Summer bird (Zool.), the wryneck. [Prov. Eng.]
Summer colt, the undulating state of the air near the
surface of the ground when heated. [Eng.]
Summer complaint (Med.), a popular term for any diarrheal
disorder occurring in summer, especially when produced by
heat and indigestion.
Summer coot (Zool.), the American gallinule. [Local, U.S.]
Summer cypress (Bot.), an annual plant (Kochia Scoparia)
of the Goosefoot family. It has narrow, ciliate, crowded
leaves, and is sometimes seen in gardens.
Summer duck. (Zool.)
(a) The wood duck.
(b) The garganey, or summer teal. See Illust. of Wood duck,
under Wood.
Summer fallow, land uncropped and plowed, etc., during the
summer, in order to pulverize the soil and kill the weeds.
Summer rash (Med.), prickly heat. See under Prickly.
Summer sheldrake (Zool.), the hooded merganser. [Local,
U.S.]
Summer snipe. (Zool.)
(a) The dunlin.
(b) The common European sandpiper.
(c) The green sandpiper.
Summer tanager (Zool.), a singing bird (Piranga rubra)
native of the Middle and Southern United States. The male
is deep red, the female is yellowish olive above and
yellow beneath. Called also summer redbird.
Summer teal (Zool.), the blue-winged teal. [Local, U.S.]
Summer wheat, wheat that is sown in the spring, and matures
during the summer following. See Spring wheat.
Summer yellowbird. (Zool.) See Yellowbird.
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Weasel coot
(gcide) | Weasel \Wea"sel\, n. [OE. wesele, AS. wesle; akin to D. wezel,
G. wiesel, OHG. wisala, Icel. hreyiv[imac]sla, Dan.
v[aum]sel, Sw. vessla; of uncertain origin; cf. Gr. ?, ?,
cat, weasel.] (Zool.)
Any one of various species of small carnivores belonging to
the genus Putorius, as the ermine and ferret. They have a
slender, elongated body, and are noted for the quickness of
their movements and for their bloodthirsty habit in
destroying poultry, rats, etc. The ermine and some other
species are brown in summer, and turn white in winter; others
are brown at all seasons.
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Malacca weasel, the rasse.
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.
Weasel lemur, a short-tailed lemur ({Lepilemur
mustelinus}). It is reddish brown above, grayish brown
below, with the throat white.
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Whistling coot
(gcide) | Whistling \Whis"tling\,
a. & n. from Whistle, v.
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Whistling buoy. (Naut.) See under Buoy.
Whistling coot (Zool.), the American black scoter.
Whistling Dick. (Zool.)
(a) An Australian shrike thrush (Colluricincla Selbii).
(b) The song thrush. [Prov. Eng.]
Whistling duck. (Zool.)
(a) The golden-eye.
(b) A tree duck.
Whistling eagle (Zool.), a small Australian eagle
(Haliastur sphenurus); -- called also whistling hawk,
and little swamp eagle.
Whistling plover. (Zool.)
(a) The golden plover.
(b) The black-bellied, or gray, plover.
Whistling snipe (Zool.), the American woodcock.
Whistling swan. (Zool.)
(a) The European whooper swan; -- called also wild swan,
and elk.
(b) An American swan (Olor columbianus). See under Swan.
Whistling teal (Zool.), a tree duck, as {Dendrocygna
awsuree} of India.
Whistling thrush. (Zool.)
(a) Any one of several species of singing birds of the genus
Myiophonus, native of Asia, Australia, and the East
Indies. They are generally black, glossed with blue, and
have a patch of bright blue on each shoulder. Their note
is a loud and clear whistle.
(b) The song thrush. [Prov. Eng.]
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white-winged coot
(gcide) | Scoter \Sco"ter\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. scote to plow up.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus
Oidemia.
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Note: The European scoters are Oidemia nigra, called also
black duck, black diver, surf duck; and the
velvet, or double, scoter (Oidemia fusca). The common
American species are the velvet, or white-winged,
scoter (Oidemia Deglandi), called also velvet duck,
white-wing, bull coot, white-winged coot; the
black scoter (Oidemia Americana), called also {black
coot}, butterbill, coppernose; and the surf scoter,
or surf duck (Oidemia perspicillata), called also
baldpate, skunkhead, horsehead, patchhead,
pishaug, and spectacled coot. These birds are
collectively called also coots. The females and young
are called gray coots, and brown coots.
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american coot
(wn) | American coot
n 1: a coot found in North America [syn: American coot, {marsh
hen}, mud hen, water hen, Fulica americana] |
bandicoot
(wn) | bandicoot
n 1: any of various agile ratlike terrestrial marsupials of
Australia and adjacent islands; insectivorous and
herbivorous |
bandicoot rat
(wn) | bandicoot rat
n 1: burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon [syn:
bandicoot rat, mole rat] |
coot
(wn) | coot
n 1: slate-black slow-flying birds somewhat resembling ducks |
cooter
(wn) | cooter
n 1: large river turtle of the southern United States and
northern Mexico [syn: cooter, river cooter, {Pseudemys
concinna}] |
cootie
(wn) | cootie
n 1: a parasitic louse that infests the body of human beings
[syn: body louse, cootie, Pediculus corporis] |
motor scooter
(wn) | motor scooter
n 1: a wheeled vehicle with small wheels and a low-powered
gasoline engine geared to the rear wheel [syn: {motor
scooter}, scooter] |
old world coot
(wn) | Old World coot
n 1: a coot found in Eurasia [syn: Old World coot, {Fulica
atra}] |
rabbit bandicoot
(wn) | rabbit bandicoot
n 1: bandicoot with leathery ears like a rabbit [syn: {rabbit-
eared bandicoot}, rabbit bandicoot, bilby, {Macrotis
lagotis}] |
rabbit-eared bandicoot
(wn) | rabbit-eared bandicoot
n 1: bandicoot with leathery ears like a rabbit [syn: {rabbit-
eared bandicoot}, rabbit bandicoot, bilby, {Macrotis
lagotis}] |
river cooter
(wn) | river cooter
n 1: large river turtle of the southern United States and
northern Mexico [syn: cooter, river cooter, {Pseudemys
concinna}] |
scoot
(wn) | scoot
v 1: run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the
yard" [syn: dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash,
shoot] |
scooter
(wn) | scooter
n 1: a motorboat resembling a motor scooter [syn: {water
scooter}, sea scooter, scooter]
2: child's two-wheeled vehicle operated by foot
3: a wheeled vehicle with small wheels and a low-powered
gasoline engine geared to the rear wheel [syn: {motor
scooter}, scooter]
4: a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame;
suitable for traveling over ice [syn: iceboat, ice yacht,
scooter]
5: large black diving duck of northern parts of the northern
hemisphere [syn: scoter, scooter] |
sea scooter
(wn) | sea scooter
n 1: a motorboat resembling a motor scooter [syn: {water
scooter}, sea scooter, scooter] |
water scooter
(wn) | water scooter
n 1: a motorboat resembling a motor scooter [syn: {water
scooter}, sea scooter, scooter] |
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