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What is a coot?

What is a coot? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  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
  3. (slang, with the) A success; something excellent.
  4. (slang) Body louse.
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When I first visited the Lake in July 2000, there were over 200 coot and great numbers of other birds, including 40 Black Swans.
I saw a single coot and lots of wood pigeons perched in the dead trees surrounding the lagoon.
Look, I'm the oldest coot in the business, but even I do not want to just keep reliving the past over and over.
Hence if Balde were, well, bald as a coot, knobbly-kneed or of Bunteresque physique, he would duly be ridiculed for these signs of imperfection.
Overall, of the 10 coot eggs that were scored as similar to the host's, five were buried and five were accepted.
But I hope you'll indulge an old-fashioned coot like me if I choose to believe otherwise.

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