Scoter vs Coot - What's the difference?
scoter | coot |
Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus Melanitta .
Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
(colloquial) A stupid fellow; a simpleton
* An old coot
* A rich coot
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, passage=“You'll be able now to give it as your considered opinion that [Wilbert Cream] is as loony as a coot', Sir Roderick.” A pause ensued during which [the psychiatrist] appeared to be weighing this, possibly thinking back to ' coots he had met in the course of his professional career and trying to estimate their dippiness as compared with that of W. Cream.}}
A success; something excellent.
* Man that song's the coot .
* Would be the coot if we could go this weekend!
(slang) Body louse.
As nouns the difference between scoter and coot
is that scoter is any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus Melanitta while coot is any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.scoter
English
(wikipedia scoter)Alternative forms
* scooterNoun
(en noun)- When I went birdwatching, I saw lots of scoters .
Derived terms
* American scoter, Melanitta americana * black scoter, Melanitta nigra * surf scoter, Melanitta perspicillata * velvet scoter, Melanitta fusca * white-winged scoter, Melanitta deglandiAnagrams
* * * * * * *coot
English
(wikipedia coot) (Fulica)Noun
(en noun)- A silly coot .