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grebe
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun grebe has 1 sense
- grebe(n = noun.animal) Array - small compact-bodied almost completely aquatic bird that builds floating nests; similar to loons but smaller and with lobate rather than webbed feet; Array is a kind of podicipitiform seabird
is a member of genus podiceps, podiceps
has particulars: great crested grebe, podiceps cristatus, podiceps grisegena, red-necked grebe, black-necked grebe, eared grebe, podiceps nigricollis, dabchick, little grebe, podiceps ruficollis, pied-billed grebe, podilymbus podiceps
CIDE DICTIONARY
grebe, n. [F. gr, fr. Armor. krib comb; akin to kriben crest, W. crib comb, crest. So called in allusion to the crest of one species.].
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. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
grebe, n. any diving bird of the family Podicipedidae, with a long neck, lobed toes, and almost no tail.
Idiom
little grebe a small water bird of the grebe family, Tachybaptus ruficollis.
Etymology
F gr{egrave}be, of unkn. orig.
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