pied-billed grebe

[ pahyd-bild ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

an American grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, having a whitish bill with a black band around it.

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

The dab-chick or pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) is common in ponds over all the country.

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