loon

🇺🇸 /luːn/ 🇬🇧 /luːn/
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noun
R

A large bird from North America that likes to eat fish and has a call that sounds like laughter.

The loon's call echoed across the quiet lake.

R

An unkind word for someone who acts or thinks in a strange way.

The other kids called him a loon for believing in the tooth fairy.

translation

n. A large bird from North America that likes to eat fish and has a call that sounds like laughter.; An unkind word for someone who acts or thinks in a strange way.

Word Forms

Plural loons