Meaning Of The Word Grebe

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grebe
countable noun: A grebe is a type of water bird.

grebe in American English
any of a worldwide order (Podicipediformes) of diving and swimming birds with broadly lobed toes and legs set far back on the body
noun: any diving bird of the family Podicipedidae, related to the loons, but having a rudimentary tail and lobate rather than webbed toes

grebe in British English
noun: any aquatic bird, such as Podiceps cristatus (great crested grebe), of the order Podicipediformes, similar to the divers but with lobate rather than webbed toes and a vestigial tail

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