little grebe

noun

1. a small grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis, of the Old World.

little grebe

noun

1. a small brownish European diving bird, Podiceps ruficollis, frequenting lakes, family Podicipitidae (grebes)

Example Sentences

The little grebe or dabchick (Podiceps albipennis) is another species that lays in July or August.

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I doubt if the wild duck, teal, little grebe, and moorhen succeed in rearing many young in this most dangerous water.

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An Ostrich has very different views in regard to a nest from a little grebe.

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The plumage of this little grebe varies according to the time of year.

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She is called the Little Grebe, or sometimes, by her intimate friends, the Dabchick.

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