noun
a coot found in North America
• Syn: ↑marsh hen, ↑mud hen, ↑water hen, ↑Fulica americana
• Hypernyms: ↑coot
• Member Holonyms: ↑Fulica, ↑genus Fulica
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nounUsage: usually capitalized A
: a common American marsh bird (Fulica americana) having the bill, edge of wings, and upper tail coverts white, the rest of the plumage slaty and darker on the back than below — called also blue peter, mudhen; compare coot 1
Useful english dictionary. 2012.