noun
- a dark-colored water bird with a white bill and lobed toes
- an eccentric or foolish old person
Usage: informal
Examples
- The coot swam across the pond with its chicks following behind.
- We spotted several coots diving for food in the marsh.
- A coot’s distinctive white bill makes it easy to identify.
- The old coot refused to use modern technology.
- My grandfather can be quite a coot when he gets stubborn.
- That crazy coot next door is always working in his garden at dawn.