English dictionary
dabchick
/'d/&/b,/tS//I/k/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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small European grebe
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A small water bird (<i>Podilymbus podiceps</i>), allied to the grebes, remarkable for its quickness in diving; -- called also <i>dapchick</i>, <i>dobchick</i>, <i>dipchick</i>, <i>didapper</i>, <i>dobber</i>, <i>devil-diver</i>, <i>hell-diver</i>, and <i>pied- billed grebe</i>.
Source: webster1913