Definitions for dabchickˈdæbˌtʃɪk
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
dab•chickˈdæbˌtʃɪk(n.)
any of various small grebes, esp. the little grebe, Tachybaptus rufficollis, of Europe.
Category: Ornithology
Origin of dabchick:
1565–75; earlier dapchick (see dap , chick )
Princeton's WordNet
dabchick, little grebe, Podiceps ruficollis(noun)
small European grebe
Wiktionary
dabchick(Noun)
Popular name for the little grebe.
Webster Dictionary
Dabchick(noun)
a small water bird (Podilymbus podiceps), allied to the grebes, remarkable for its quickness in diving; -- called also dapchick, dobchick, dipchick, didapper, dobber, devil-diver, hell-diver, and pied-billed grebe
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