loon
1. a worthless lazy fellow (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum 2. large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes (Freq. 1) • Syn: diver • Hypernyms: gaviiform seabird • Member Holonyms: Gavia, genus Gavia 3. a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought • Syn: addle-head, addlehead, birdbrain • Derivationally related forms: loony • Hypernyms: misfit
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