Definition
A genus of water birds commonly known as coots, characterized by their dark plumage and white facial markings.
Etymology
From Latin 'fulica,' derived from an Indo-European root meaning 'dark' or 'dusky,' referring to the birds' characteristic dark coloring.
Kelly Says
Coots are unusual water birds that prefer walking on land to swimming, and their scientific name 'fulica' perfectly captures how ancient Romans described these dusky-colored creatures with their distinctive white face shields.
Translations
ARالعربية
فوليكة
foo-lee-kah
BNবাংলা
ফুলিকা
foo-lee-kah
CACatalà
fulica
foo-lee-kah
CSČeština
fulica
foo-lee-kah
DADansk
fulica
foo-lee-kah
DEDeutsch
Fulica
foo-lee-kah
ELΕλληνικά
φουλίκα
foo-lee-kah
ESEspañol
fulica
foo-lee-kah
FAفارسی
فولیکا
foo-lee-kah
FISuomi
fulica
foo-lee-kah
FRFrançais
fulica
foo-lee-kah
HEעברית
פוליקה
foo-lee-kah
HIहिन्दी
फुलिका
foo-lee-kah
HUMagyar
fulica
foo-lee-kah
IDBahasa Indonesia
fulica
foo-lee-kah
ITItaliano
fulica
foo-lee-kah
KMKM
ហ្វូលីកា
foo-lee-kah
MSBahasa Melayu
fulica
foo-lee-kah
MYမြန်မာ
ဖူလိကာ
foo-lee-kah
NLNederlands
fulica
foo-lee-kah
NONorsk
fulica
foo-lee-kah
PLPolski
fulica
foo-lee-kah
PTPortuguês
fulica
foo-lee-kah
RORomână
fulica
foo-lee-kah
RUРусский
фулика
foo-lee-kah
SVSvenska
fulica
foo-lee-kah
SWKiswahili
fulica
foo-lee-kah
TAதமிழ்
ஃபுலிகா
foo-lee-kah
TEతెలుగు
ఫులికా
foo-lee-kah
TRTürkçe
fulica
foo-lee-kah
UKУкраїнська
фуліка
foo-lee-kah
URاردو
فولیکا
foo-lee-kah
VITiếng Việt
fulica
foo-lee-kah