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Definition of 'grebe' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) grebe
any diving bird of the cosmopolitan order Podicipediformes, having a rudimentary tail and lobate toes.

Etymology:  (1760–70; < F grèbe, appar. < Franco-Provençal; further orig. obscure)

Definition of 'grebe' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) grebe
small compact-bodied almost completely aquatic bird that builds floating nests; similar to loons but smaller and with lobate rather than webbed feet


Definition of 'grebe' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) grebe
one of several swimming birds or divers, of the genus Colymbus (formerly Podiceps), and allied genera, found in the northern parts of America, Europe, and Asia. They have strong, sharp bills, and lobate toes



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