grebe

(grēb)

noun pl. grebes or grebe

any of a worldwide order (Podicipediformes) of diving and swimming birds with broadly lobed toes and legs set far back on the body

Origin: < Fr grèbe < ?

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noun
Any of various swimming and diving birds of the family Podicipedidae, having a pointed bill and lobed, fleshy membranes along each toe.

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Origin: French grèbe

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