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coots

/kuːts/

coots is the plural of coot.

Meaning of coot

Noun (1)

coot (plural coots)

  1. Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
  2. (UK, colloquial) A foolish or eccentric fellow
    • A silly coot

Noun (2)

coot (plural coots)

  1. (slang) Body louse (Pediculus humanus).

Phrases with coots

Words that rhyme with coots

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Questions about coots

What is coots the plural of?
Coots is the plural of coot.
How do you pronounce coots?
Coots is pronounced /kuːts/.

Words near coots in the dictionary

  1. cooties
  2. cootikins
  3. cootling
  4. cootlings
  5. Cootralantra
  6. coots
  7. Cootub
  8. cooty
  9. Cooum
  10. Coover
  11. cooverexpressed

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