Grebe
[griːb]
Definition
(noun.) small compact-bodied almost completely aquatic bird that builds floating nests; similar to loons but smaller and with lobate rather than webbed feet.
Checker: Yale--From WordNet
Definition
(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.
Editor: Pratt
Definition
n. an aquatic bird having a long conical beak short wings and no tail.
Typed by Aldo
Examples
- Out on the lake there were flocks of grebes, small and dark, and leaving trails in the water when they swam. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- On the other hand, grebes and coots are eminently aquatic, although their toes are only bordered by membrane. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
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