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| English Dictionary: loon |
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| 3 results for loon |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- loon
- n
- a worthless lazy fellow
- large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes
Synonym(s): loon, diver
- a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought
Synonym(s): addle-head, addlehead, loon, birdbrain
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Loon \Loon\, n. [Scot. loun, lown, loon; akin to OD. loen a
stupid man; prob. for an older lown, and akin to E. lame.]
A sorry fellow; a worthless person; a rogue.
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Loon \Loon\, n. [For older loom, Icel. l[?]mr; akin to Dan. &
Sw. lom.] (Zo[94]l.)
Any one of several aquatic, wed-footed, northern birds of the
genus {Urinator} (formerly {Colymbus}), noted for their
expertness in diving and swimming under water. The common
loon, or great northern diver ({Urinator imber}, or {Colymbus
torquatus}), and the red-throated loon or diver ({U.
septentrionalis}), are the best known species. See {Diver}.
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