dabchick en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From dab (“dive, dip, dabble”) + chick.
Meanings
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A small grebe, little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis).
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.
2016, Sarah Perry, The Essex Serpent, Serpentʼs Tail (2017), page 396:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dabchicks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (24)
fi pikku-uikku (type of bird) · de Zwergtaucher (type of bird) · mi totoipio (type of bird) · mi taihoropī (type of bird) · grc κίγκλος (type of bird) · fr grèbe castagneux (type of bird) · pl perkozek zwyczajny (type of bird) · mi tokitokipia (type of bird) · mi tokitoki (type of bird) · es zampullín chico (type of bird) · bg малък гмурец (type of bird) · mi taratimoho (type of bird) · ga spágaire tonn (type of bird) · mi totokipia (type of bird) · mi totokipio (type of bird) · it tuffetto (type of bird) · ru ма́лая пога́нка (type of bird) · mi weweia (type of bird) · ga lapairín locha (type of bird) · pl perkozek (type of bird) · mi tokitokipio (type of bird) · mi tongitongipia (type of bird) · mi whirowhiro (type of bird) · ca cabusset (type of bird)