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 coot /ˈkut/
 黑鴨,笨人,傻瓜

 Coot n.
 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 (Œdemia are called coots. See Scoter. “As simple as a coot.”
 2. A stupid fellow; a simpleton; as, a silly coot. [Colloq.]
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 coot
      n : slaty-black slow-flying birds somewhat resembling ducks