fou

Definitions of fou
  1. noun
    large heavily built seabird with a long stout bill noted for its plunging dives for fish
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    type of:
    pélécaniformes
    large fish-eating seabird with four-toed webbed feet
  2. noun
    very large white gannet with black wing tips
  3. noun
    an insane person
    synonyms: aliéné mental
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    pyromane
    a person with a mania for setting things on fire
    aliénée mentale
    a woman lunatic
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    malade
    a person suffering from an illness
  4. noun
    a whimsically eccentric person
    synonyms: cinglé
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    excentrique
    a person with an unusual or odd personality
  5. noun
    small tropical gannet having a bright bill or bright feet or both
  6. noun
    (chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color
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    pièce d'échecs
    any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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