black-throated diver
noun
The diver Gavia arctica (family Gaviidae), breeding chiefly in northern Eurasia, having (in the breeding season) a grey head, black throat, and chequered back; also called (in US ) Arctic loon.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in Thomas Pennant (1726–1798), naturalist, traveller, and writer.
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