Dabchick

noun

noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A small grebe, little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis).

    "Once there was a moment where the sun beat through the fog, and they discovered they were surrounded on all sides by dabchicks whinnying and diving."

  2. 2
    small European grebe wordnet

Synonyms

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divvy duckdivvy duckgrebegrebelittle grebelittle grebe

Example

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"Once there was a moment where the sun beat through the fog, and they discovered they were surrounded on all sides by dabchicks whinnying and diving."

Etymology

From dab (“dive, dip, dabble”) + chick.

Related phrases

New Zealand dabchicklittle grebe

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