单词 | little grebe |
释义 | > as lemmaslittle grebe little grebe n. any of several small Old World grebes of the genus Tachybaptus, with a short neck and bill and a trilling call; esp. the widespread T. ruficollis (also called dabchick). ΚΠ 1766 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. 133 The little Grebe. 1848 Zoologist 6 2290 The little grebe or ‘dipper’ or ‘dobber’ or ‘Tom pudding’. 1930 A. Reischek Yesterdays in Maoriland (1933) 22 Paradise duck, grey duck, little grebe, and other water dwellers were enjoying life. 2010 Independent 26 May 9/1 The extinction of the Alaotra grebe... A handsome bird not dissimilar to our own little grebe or dabchick, it inhabited a tiny area in the east of Madagascar. < as lemmas |
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