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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

Etymology: < Fr grèbe < ?

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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