american coot

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   a coot found in North America

   Synonymsmarsh henmud henwater henFulica americana

   Broadercoot

   Part ofFulica

Questions about american coot

What does american coot mean?

american coot means "a coot found in North America".

What is another word for american coot?

Close synonyms include marsh hen, mud hen, water hen, Fulica americana. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is american coot a common word?

american coot is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.