grebe

[ greeb ]

/ grib /

noun

any diving bird of the family Podicipedidae, related to the loons, but having a rudimentary tail and lobate rather than webbed toes.

Compare great crested grebe, pied-billed grebe.

Origin of grebe

First recorded in 1760–70, grebe is from the French word grèbe< ?

Words nearby grebe

Great Yarmouth, great year, Great Zimbabwe, greave, greaves, grebe, Grecian, Grecian bend, Grecian profile, Grecism, Grecize

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Example sentences from the Web for grebe

The few sea-birds that were observed consisted of two species of gulls, a grebe and a penguin (Aptenodytes Magellanica).
Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836|Robert FitzRoy
During winter this Grebe may be met with close inshore, yet it seldom or never visits the land, living exclusively on the sea.
British Sea Birds|Charles Dixon
It will be noticed that the breast of the grebe has almost wholly disappeared from the feather market and from women's hats.
Our Vanishing Wild Life|William T. Hornaday
The nest of the Grebe is usually placed in a tuft of rushes, on the edge of the water.
Reptiles and Birds|Louis Figuier

In this improvised ship, and upon this humid bed, the female Grebe silently sits upon and hatches her progeny.
Reptiles and Birds|Louis Figuier

British Dictionary definitions for grebe

grebe

/ (ɡriːb) /

noun

any aquatic bird, such as Podiceps cristatus (great crested grebe), of the order Podicipediformes, similar to the divers but with lobate rather than webbed toes and a vestigial tail

Word Origin for grebe

C18: from French grèbe, of unknown origin

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单词	grebe
释义	grebe [ greeb ] / grib / noun any diving bird of the family Podicipedidae, related to the loons, but having a rudimentary tail and lobate rather than webbed toes. Compare great crested grebe, pied-billed grebe. Origin of grebe First recorded in 1760–70, grebe is from the French word grèbe< ? Words nearby grebe Great Yarmouth, great year, Great Zimbabwe, greave, greaves, grebe, Grecian, Grecian bend, Grecian profile, Grecism, Grecize Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for grebe The few sea-birds that were observed consisted of two species of gulls, a grebe and a penguin (Aptenodytes Magellanica). Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836\|Robert FitzRoy During winter this Grebe may be met with close inshore, yet it seldom or never visits the land, living exclusively on the sea. British Sea Birds\|Charles Dixon It will be noticed that the breast of the grebe has almost wholly disappeared from the feather market and from women's hats. Our Vanishing Wild Life\|William T. Hornaday The nest of the Grebe is usually placed in a tuft of rushes, on the edge of the water. Reptiles and Birds\|Louis Figuier In this improvised ship, and upon this humid bed, the female Grebe silently sits upon and hatches her progeny. Reptiles and Birds\|Louis Figuier British Dictionary definitions for grebe grebe / (ɡriːb) / noun any aquatic bird, such as Podiceps cristatus (great crested grebe), of the order Podicipediformes, similar to the divers but with lobate rather than webbed toes and a vestigial tail Word Origin for grebe C18: from French grèbe, of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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