dabchick
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From dab (“dive, dip, dabble”) + chick.
Noun
[edit]dabchick (plural dabchicks)
- A small grebe, little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis).
- 2016, Sarah Perry, The Essex Serpent, Serpentʼs Tail (2017), page 396:
- Once there was a moment where the sun beat through the fog, and they discovered they were surrounded on all sides by dabchicks whinnying and diving.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]type of bird
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