dabchick
n.
(Zoology) dobber, type of small grebe
Little Grebe
The Little Grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis formerly known as Dabchick is 23 to 29 cm in length. It is the smallest
European member of the
grebe family of water birds. This bird can be found at pretty much any open body of water across most of its extensive range.
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dabchick
Noun
1. small European grebe
(synonym) little grebe, Podiceps ruficollis
(hypernym) grebe
Dabchick
(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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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