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[loon] Pronunciation Key
[loon] Pronunciation Key –noun
| any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere. |
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| loon 1
(lōōn) Pronunciation Key
n. Any of several fish-eating, diving birds of the genus Gavia of northern regions, having a short tail, webbed feet, and a laughlike cry. [Perhaps alteration of dialectal loom, guillemot, diver, from Old Norse lōmr.] |
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| loon 2
(lōōn) Pronunciation Key
n. Informal One who is crazy or deranged. [Probably from loon1 (from its loud cry) and influenced by lunatic.] |
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loon (1)
loon (1)
"diving bird" (esp. the Great Northern Diver), 1634, from a Scand. source (cf. Norw. lom, from O.N. lomr).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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loon (2)
loon (2)
"crazy person," c.1450, lowen "rascal," of uncertain origin, perhaps related to Du. loen "stupid person."
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| loon | |
noun | |
| 1. | a worthless lazy fellow |
| 2. | large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes |
| 3. | a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought [syn: addle-head] |
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Loon Lake, WA Zip code(s): 99148
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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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Loon
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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