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Definition of grebe in English: grebenoun ɡriːbɡrib A diving waterbird with a long neck, lobed toes, and almost no tail, typically having bright breeding plumage used in display. 鸊鷉 Family Podicipedidae: several genera Example sentencesExamples - The Horned Grebe is a small grebe with a straight bill, thick neck, and squarish head.
- These incoming crowds are, in turn, boosting numbers of fish-eating birds, such as herons, kingfishers, and grebes.
- Smallest of the grebes, the little grebe, or dabchick, is considerably rounder and more dumpy than its congeners.
- The farm is also home to blue-winged teals, coots, grebes, and an occasional osprey or peregrine falcon.
- The park has a really cool hawk tower where you can look down on the Olive Sparrows and ducks, grebes and herons on the water.
OriginMid 18th century: from French grèbe (term used in the Savoie region), of unknown origin. RhymesAntibes, Beeb, Delibes, dweeb, glebe, Maghrib, plebe Definition of grebe in US English: grebenounɡribɡrēb A diving waterbird with a long neck, lobed toes, and almost no tail, typically having bright breeding plumage used in display. 鸊鷉 Family Podicipedidae: several genera. The several North American species include the western grebe (Aechmorphorus occidentalis) and the pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) Example sentencesExamples - The farm is also home to blue-winged teals, coots, grebes, and an occasional osprey or peregrine falcon.
- These incoming crowds are, in turn, boosting numbers of fish-eating birds, such as herons, kingfishers, and grebes.
- The Horned Grebe is a small grebe with a straight bill, thick neck, and squarish head.
- Smallest of the grebes, the little grebe, or dabchick, is considerably rounder and more dumpy than its congeners.
- The park has a really cool hawk tower where you can look down on the Olive Sparrows and ducks, grebes and herons on the water.
OriginMid 18th century: from French grèbe (term used in the Savoie region), of unknown origin. |