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Loon

Loon Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Loon? [n] large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes [n] a worthless lazy fellow [n] a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought Synonyms \| Synonyms for Loon: addle-head \| birdbrain \| diver Related Terms \| Find terms related to Loon: aliene \| bedlamite \| block \| Boeotian \| borderline case \| clod \| crackbrain \| crackpot \| dement \| demoniac \| dimwit \| dolt \| donkey \| dope \| dullard \| dumb cluck \| dumbbell \| dummy \| dunce \| energumen \| fanatic \| flake \| fou \| gowk \| idiot \| jobbernowl \| kook \| lackwit \| lamebrain \| lightweight \| looby \| loony \| lunatic \| madman \| maniac \| meshuggenah \| niais \| nincompoop \| ninny \| ninnyhammer \| nitwit \| noddy \| non compos \| noncompos \| nut \| phrenetic \| put \| raving lunatic \| screwball \| stupid \| thickwit \| weirdo \| witling See Also \| bum \| do-nothing \| Gavia \| gaviiform seabird \| genus Gavia \| idler \| layabout \| loafer \| misfit Loon In Webster's Dictionary \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. \Loon\, n. [For older loom, Icel. l?mr; akin to Dan. & Sw. lom.] (Zo["o]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}.

Loon Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Loon?

[n] large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes
[n] a worthless lazy fellow
[n] a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought

Synonyms | Synonyms for Loon: addle-head | birdbrain | diver

Loon In Webster's Dictionary

\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.


\Loon\, n. [For older loom, Icel. l?mr; akin to Dan. & Sw.
lom.] (Zo["o]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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