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1. (n.) loon
any of several large, ducklike diving birds of the order Gaviiformes, nesting along fresh water in colder regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
2. (n.) loon
a crazy or simple-minded person.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME lowen, perh. < ON lūinn worn, tired)
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1. (noun) loon
a worthless lazy fellow
2. (noun) loon, diver
large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes
3. (noun) addle-head, addlehead, loon, birdbrain
a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought
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1. (noun) loon
a sorry fellow; a worthless person; a rogue
2. (noun) loon
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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