1) Aquatic bird 2) Avian diver 3) Bird of the loon family 4) Bird related to the loon 5) Bird similar to a loon 6) Cousin of a loon 7) Cousin of the loon 8) Dabchick 9) Dabchick or didapper 10) Diver in danger 11) Diving animal 12) Diving bird 13) French word used in English 14) German beer wasted on bird
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1) Dabchick
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A grebe b is a member of the order Podicipediformes and the only type of bird associated with this order. It is a widely distributed order of freshwater diving birds, some of which visit the sea when migrating and in winter. This order contains only a single family, the Podicipedidae, containing 22 species in 6 extant genera. Grebes are small to m...
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diving bird resembling the loon
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• (n.) One of several swimming birds or divers, of the genus Colymbus (formerly Podiceps), and allied genera, found in the northern parts of America, Europe, and Asia. They have strong, sharp bills, and lobate toes.
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(order Podicipediformes), member of an order of foot-propelled diving birds (see ) containing a single family, Podicipedidae, with about 18 species. ... [2 related articles]
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<ornithology> One of several swimming birds or divers, of the genus Colymbus (formerly Podiceps), aud allied genera, found in the northern parts of America, Europe, and Asia. They have strong, sharp bills, and lobate toes. ... Origin: F. Gr?be, fr. Armor. Krib comb; akin to kriben crest, W. Crib comb, crest. So called in allusion to the crest...
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Grebe (grēb)
noun [ French
grèbe , from Armor.
krib comb; akin to
kriben crest, W.
crib comb, crest. So called in allusion to the crest of one species.]
(Zoology) One of several swimming birds or divers, of the genus
Colymbus (formerly
Podiceps...
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Grebe is the common name of the birds of the genus Podiceps, family Podicipedidae, characterized by a straight conical bill, no tail, a short tarsus, toes flattened, separate, but broadly fringed at their edges by a firm membrane, and legs set so far back that on land the grebe assumes the upright position of the penguin. The geographical distribut...
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n] - small compact-bodied almost completely aquatic bird that builds floating nests
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noun small compact-bodied almost completely aquatic bird that builds floating nests; similar to loons but smaller and with lobate rather than webbed feet
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Any of a group of 19 species of water birds. The great crested grebe (
Podiceps cristatus) is the largest of the Old World grebes. It feeds on fish, and lives on ponds and marshes in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. It grows to 50 cm/20 in long and has a white breast, with c...
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