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单词 dabchick
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dabchick

/ˈdabtʃɪk /
noun
A small grebe, especially the little grebe.
  • Genera Tachybaptus and Podilymbus, family Podicipedidae: several species.
Smallest of the grebes, the little grebe, or dabchick, is considerably rounder and more dumpy than its congeners....
  • A good number of duck species such as dabchicks, garganey, pin-tailed, lesser whistling teal and shovellers arrive at the Appalangulam tank located inside the Guindy National Park.
  • At Vedanthangal one can sight glossy and white ibis, painted storks, grey pelicans, shovellors, garganey, whistling teals, Indian moorhen and dabchicks.

Origin

Mid 16th century (as dapchick or dopchick): the first element is perhaps related to dip and deep.

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