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dabchick
dab·chick D0001700 (dăb′chĭk′)n. Any of various small grebes of the genera Poliocephalus and Tachybaptus.
[Alteration (probably influenced by dab) of earlier dobchick, dopchick : probably obsolete English dop, to dive, plunge (from Middle English doppen; akin to Middle English doppe, diving bird, from Old English -doppa, as in dūfedoppa, pelican) + chick.]dabchick (ˈdæbˌtʃɪk) n (Animals) any of several small grebes of the genera Podiceps and Podilymbus, such as Podiceps ruficollis of the Old World[C16: probably from Old English dop to dive + chick; see deep, dip]dab•chick (ˈdæbˌtʃɪk)
n. any of various small grebes, esp. the little grebe, Tachybaptus rufficollis, of Europe. [1565–75; earlier dapchick (see dap, chick)] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  dabchick - small European grebe little grebe, Podiceps ruficollisgrebe - small compact-bodied almost completely aquatic bird that builds floating nests; similar to loons but smaller and with lobate rather than webbed feet |
Translationsdabchick
dabchick: see grebegrebe
, common name for swimming birds found on or near quiet waters in most parts of the world. Grebes resemble the loon and the duck; they have short wings, vestigial tails, and long, individually webbed toes on feet that are set far back on a short, stubby body.
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Synonyms for dabchicknoun small European grebeSynonyms- little grebe
- Podiceps ruficollis
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