Definition of grebe in English:

grebe

noun ɡriːbɡrib

A diving waterbird with a long neck, lobed toes, and almost no tail, typically having bright breeding plumage used in display.
Family Podicipedidae: several genera
Example sentencesExamples
- The Horned Grebe is a small grebe with a straight bill, thick neck, and squarish head.
- These incoming crowds are, in turn, boosting numbers of fish-eating birds, such as herons, kingfishers, and grebes.
- Smallest of the grebes, the little grebe, or dabchick, is considerably rounder and more dumpy than its congeners.
- The farm is also home to blue-winged teals, coots, grebes, and an occasional osprey or peregrine falcon.
- The park has a really cool hawk tower where you can look down on the Olive Sparrows and ducks, grebes and herons on the water.

Origin

Mid 18th century: from French grèbe (term used in the Savoie region), of unknown origin.

Rhymes

Antibes, Beeb, Delibes, dweeb, glebe, Maghrib, plebe

Definition of grebe in US English:

grebe

nounɡribɡrēb

A diving waterbird with a long neck, lobed toes, and almost no tail, typically having bright breeding plumage used in display.
Family Podicipedidae: several genera. The several North American species include the western grebe (Aechmorphorus occidentalis) and the pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
Example sentencesExamples
- The farm is also home to blue-winged teals, coots, grebes, and an occasional osprey or peregrine falcon.
- These incoming crowds are, in turn, boosting numbers of fish-eating birds, such as herons, kingfishers, and grebes.
- The Horned Grebe is a small grebe with a straight bill, thick neck, and squarish head.
- Smallest of the grebes, the little grebe, or dabchick, is considerably rounder and more dumpy than its congeners.
- The park has a really cool hawk tower where you can look down on the Olive Sparrows and ducks, grebes and herons on the water.

Origin

Mid 18th century: from French grèbe (term used in the Savoie region), of unknown origin.

单词	grebe
释义	Definition of grebe in English: grebe noun ɡriːbɡrib A diving waterbird with a long neck, lobed toes, and almost no tail, typically having bright breeding plumage used in display. Family Podicipedidae: several genera Example sentencesExamples The Horned Grebe is a small grebe with a straight bill, thick neck, and squarish head. These incoming crowds are, in turn, boosting numbers of fish-eating birds, such as herons, kingfishers, and grebes. Smallest of the grebes, the little grebe, or dabchick, is considerably rounder and more dumpy than its congeners. The farm is also home to blue-winged teals, coots, grebes, and an occasional osprey or peregrine falcon. The park has a really cool hawk tower where you can look down on the Olive Sparrows and ducks, grebes and herons on the water. Origin Mid 18th century: from French grèbe (term used in the Savoie region), of unknown origin. Rhymes Antibes, Beeb, Delibes, dweeb, glebe, Maghrib, plebe Definition of grebe in US English: grebe nounɡribɡrēb A diving waterbird with a long neck, lobed toes, and almost no tail, typically having bright breeding plumage used in display. Family Podicipedidae: several genera. The several North American species include the western grebe (Aechmorphorus occidentalis) and the pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) Example sentencesExamples The farm is also home to blue-winged teals, coots, grebes, and an occasional osprey or peregrine falcon. These incoming crowds are, in turn, boosting numbers of fish-eating birds, such as herons, kingfishers, and grebes. The Horned Grebe is a small grebe with a straight bill, thick neck, and squarish head. Smallest of the grebes, the little grebe, or dabchick, is considerably rounder and more dumpy than its congeners. The park has a really cool hawk tower where you can look down on the Olive Sparrows and ducks, grebes and herons on the water. Origin Mid 18th century: from French grèbe (term used in the Savoie region), of unknown origin.
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