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LOON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes
Synonyms:
diver; loon
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("loon" is a kind of...):
gaviiform seabird (seabirds of the order Gaviiformes)
Holonyms ("loon" is a member of...):
Gavia; genus Gavia (type genus of the Gavidae: loons)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A worthless lazy fellow
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("loon" is a kind of...):
bum; do-nothing; idler; layabout; loafer (person who does no work)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought
Synonyms:
addle-head; addlehead; birdbrain; loon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("loon" is a kind of...):
misfit (someone unable to adapt to their circumstances)
Derivation:
loony (informal or slang terms for mentally irregular)
