pooter

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noun

A glass jar used for collecting small insects etc; it has two tubes, one (protected by a gauze) which is sucked, the other up which the insect is drawn.

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Meanings

pooter1

nounpooter (plural pooters)

plural pooters

  1. A glass jar used for collecting small insects etc; it has two tubes, one (protected by a gauze) which is sucked, the other up which the insect is drawn.

    Synonyms: aspirator

verbpooter (third-person singular simple present pooters, present participle pootering, simple past and past participle pootered)

present singular third person pooters · participle present pootering · participle past pootered · past pootered

  1. To capture (insects) with a pooter.

pooter2

verbpooter (third-person singular simple present pooters, present participle pootering, simple past and past participle pootered)

present singular third person pooters · participle present pootering · participle past pootered · past pootered

  1. To move about aimlessly; to potter around.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA glass jar used for collecting small insects etc; it has two tubes, one (protected by a gauze) which is sucked, the other up which the insect is drawn.

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aspirator
Cite this entry
APA

pooter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pooter

MLA

“pooter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pooter. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pooter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pooter.

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