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单词 grebe
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Definition of grebe in English:

grebe

noun 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.

Origin

Mid 18th century: from French grèbe (term used in the Savoie region), of unknown origin.

Rhymes

Antibes, Beeb, Delibes, dweeb, glebe, Maghrib, plebe

Definition of grebe in US English:

grebe

nounɡribɡrēb
  • 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.

Origin

Mid 18th century: from French grèbe (term used in the Savoie region), of unknown origin.

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