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n.
A species of grebe (Podiceps crisratus); the crested grebe.
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.
n.
A small water bird (Podilymbus podiceps), allied to the grebes, remarkable for its quickness in diving; -- called also dapchick, dobchick, dipchick, didapper, dobber, devil-diver, hell-diver, and pied-billed grebe.
v. t.
A grebe or diver; -- applied also to the golden-eye, pochard, scoter, and other ducks.
n.
A South American bird (heliornis fulica) allied to the grebes. The name is also applied to several related species of the genus Podica.
a.
Having lobate toes, as the coot and grebe.
n.
See Grebe.
n. pl.
A Linnaean order of aquatic birds swimming by means of webbed feet, as the duck, or of lobed feet, as the grebe. In this order were included the geese, ducks, auks, divers, gulls, petrels, etc.
n. pl.
A division of swimming birds which includes the grebes, divers, auks, etc., in which the legs are placed far back.
n.
A small grebe; the dabchick.
a.
Semipalmate and loboped, as a grebe's foot. See Illust. under Aves.
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