Meaning of DABCHICK
| Pronunciation: | | 'dab`chik
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| | Definition: | | [n] small European grebe |
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| | Synonyms: | | little grebe, Podiceps ruficollis |
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| | See Also: | | grebe | |
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| | Definition: | | \Dab"chick`\, n. [For dabchick. See {Dap}, {Dip}, cf.
{Dipchick}.] (Zo["o]l.)
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}.
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