Coot

n.
  1. A stupid fellow; a simpleton; as, a silly coot.
    1. A wading bird with lobate toes, of the genus Fulica. The common European or bald coot is Fulica atra (see under bald); the American is Fulica Americana
    2. The surf duck or scoter. In the United States all the species of (Œdemia are called coots. See Scoter.