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dabchick

American  
[dab-chik] / ˈdæbˌtʃɪk /

noun

  1. any of various small grebes, especially the little grebe.

dabchick British  
/ ˈdæbˌtʃɪk /

noun

  1. any of several small grebes of the genera Podiceps and Podilymbus, such as Podiceps ruficollis of the Old World

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Etymology

Origin of dabchick

1565–75; earlier dapchick ( dap, chick ); compare doppened moorhen (literally, dipping duck)

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