'Spectacled coot' definitions:

Definition of 'Spectacled coot'

From: GCIDE
  • Spectacled \Spec"ta*cled\, a.
  • 1. Furnished with spectacles; wearing spectacles. [1913 Webster]
  • As spectacled she sits in chimney nook. --Keats. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) Having the eyes surrounded by color markings, or patches of naked skin, resembling spectacles. [1913 Webster]
  • Spectacled bear (Zool.), a South American bear ({Tremarclos ornatus}) which inhabits the high mountains of Chili and Peru. It has a light-colored ring around each eye.
  • Spectacled coot, or Spectacled duck (Zool.), the surf scoter, or surf duck. [Local, U.S.]
  • Spectacled eider (Zool.) See Eider.
  • Spectacled goose (Zool.), the gannet.
  • Spectacled snake (Zool.), the cobra de capello. [1913 Webster]