dabchick, little grebe, Podiceps ruficollis
(noun) small European grebe
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dabchick (plural dabchicks)
(British) The little grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis.
Source: Wiktionary
Dab"chick`, n. Etym: [For dabchick. See Dap, Dip, cf. Dipchick.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 March 2025
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