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great northern diver

noun

  1. a large northern bird, Gavia immer, with a black-and-white chequered back and a black head and neck in summer: family Gaviidae (divers)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Ember-goose (Colymbus septentrionalis), an aquatic bird, known also as the great northern diver and loon.

They had some rare sport in trying to shoot the great northern diver, called in this country the loon.

They are excellent swimmers and divers; indeed, in diving, the Great Northern Diver himself is not so quick and alert.

Another interesting bird, which you may both hear and see on secluded lakes, is the loon or great northern diver.

The Hebridean name for the great northern diver (Colymbus glacialis).

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