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Noun: dipper dipu(r)- A ladle that has a cup with a long handle
- Small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage
- bufflehead, butterball [N. Amer], Bucephela albeola - Small stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom
- water ouzel
Noun: Dipper- A cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor; at the end of the dipper's handle is Polaris
- Little Dipper - A group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
- Big Dipper [N. Amer], Plough [Brit], Charles's Wain, Wain, Wagon
Derived forms: dippers See also: dip Type of: asterism, duck, ladle, oscine, oscine bird Part of: Bucephala, Cinclidae, family Cinclidae, genus Bucephala, Great Bear, Little Bear, Ursa Major, Ursa Minor Encyclopedia: Dipper |