LOON


Meaning of LOON in English

n. 1 US any aquatic diving bird of the family Gaviidae, with a long slender body and a sharp bill; a diver. 2 colloq. a crazy person (cf. LOONY).

[ alt. f. loom f. ON lómr ]

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