1. Slate-black slow-flying birds somewhat resembling ducks
   "A group of coots paddled across the lake, their white bills contrasting with their dark plumage"
    
2. [informal] A foolish or eccentric person, especially an elderly one
   "The old coot refused to use a computer";
   - old coot [informal]

Derived forms: coots

Type of: rail

Part of: covert, Fulica, genus Fulica

Encyclopedia: Coot