dabchick

dab·chick  (dbchk)

n.

Any of various small grebes of the genus Podiceps.

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[Alteration of dobchick : Middle English doppe, diving bird (from Old English -doppa; see didapper) + chick.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

dabchick - small European grebe little grebe, Podiceps ruficollis grebe - small compact-bodied almost completely aquatic bird that builds floating nests; similar to loons but smaller and with lobate rather than webbed feet