grebe
any diving bird of the family Podicipedidae, related to the loons, but having a rudimentary tail and lobate rather than webbed toes.
Origin of grebe
1- Compare great crested grebe, pied-billed grebe.
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How to use grebe in a sentence
The little grebe or dabchick (Podiceps albipennis) is another species that lays in July or August.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India | Douglas DewarThis is next to the Western grebe in size, both being larger than any of the others.
Western Bird Guide | Chester A. (Chester Albert) Reed, Harry F. Harvey, and Rex I. BrasherThey build a typical grebe's nest, a floating mass of decayed matter which stains the naturally white eggs to a dirty brown.
The Bird Book | Chester A. Reed"I have no time for gossiping," mumbled Gaffer grebe, with his mouth full of building material.
Robin's Rambles | May ByronI doubt if the wild duck, teal, little grebe, and moorhen succeed in rearing many young in this most dangerous water.
Birds in London | W. H. Hudson
British Dictionary definitions for grebe
/ (ɡriːb) /
any aquatic bird, such as Podiceps cristatus (great crested grebe), of the order Podicipediformes, similar to the divers but with lobate rather than webbed toes and a vestigial tail
Origin of grebe
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