English noun: loon | |||
1. | loon (person) a worthless lazy fellow | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bum, do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer | ||
2. | loon (animal) large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes | ||
Synonyms | diver | ||
Broader (hypernym) | gaviiform seabird | ||
Member meronym | Gavia, genus Gavia | ||
3. | loon (person) a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought | ||
Synonyms | addle-head, addlehead, birdbrain | ||
Broader (hypernym) | misfit | ||