coots in English

noun

1

an aquatic bird of the rail family, with blackish plumage, lobed feet, and a bill that extends back onto the forehead as a horny shield.

Other birds I saw near the pond were coot , moorhen, purple swamphen and a few Gray Wagtails walking around near the water.

2

a foolish or eccentric person, typically an old man.

I object to all preachy busybodies, including young coots like Roberts.

Use "coots" in a sentence

1. Coots are tough, adaptable waterbirds

2. Coots have greenish or bluish gray feet,

3. Birds include coots, hawks, herons, quail, ravens, sandpipers, vultures, and hundreds of other species.

4. Coots have two main call types but both can be very

5. They have strong legs and big feet with lobed toes, and Coots fighting over territorial

6. In some areas Coots are year round residents and in other areas they are migratory

7. In a few coots, however, worms were within soft, thin-walled capsules and histologic examination revealed chronic proliferative tenosynovitis.

8. Dec 14, 2014 - My 2 Coots and a few other pics that may help people to work on theirs

9. Coots are found throughout the world in larger inland waters and streams, where they swim and bob for food, mostly plants, seeds, mollusks, and worms

10. What Is The Purpose Of Coot Decoys? A Coot Decoy is a type of duck decoy specifically for hunting Coots which are small duck birds common for hunting purposes.

11. Four of the primary types of birds which can be observed in deserts during the winter are various types of waders and gulls, coots, and little grebes.

12. Unlike the webbed feet of ducks, Coots have broad, lobed scales on their lower legs and toes that fold back with each step in order to facilitate walking on dry land.

13. The Coot is a small members of the rail, or Rallidae, family.They are genetically related to rails, moorhens, crakes, gallinules, and more.Most Coots have short beaks, fleshy frontal shields on their foreheads, and stout bodies.

14. The American Coot (Fulica americana), also known as a mud hen or pouldeau, is a bird of the family Rallidae.Though commonly mistaken for ducks, American Coots are only distantly related to ducks, belonging to a separate order

15. American Coot Images, Facts and Information: Fulica americana American Coots are chunky chicken-like birds with dark to black bodies, red eyes, white bills with a dark ring, and long greenish yellow legs with long toes

16. According to Larry H. Flak, a petroleum engineer for Boots and Coots International Well Control, 90% of all the 1991 fires in Kuwait were put out with nothing but sea water, sprayed from powerful hoses at the base of the fire.