great crested grebe
a large Old World grebe, Podiceps cristatus, having black, earlike tufts of feathers projecting backward from the top of the head.
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How to use great crested grebe in a sentence
The heron, the great-crested grebe, the coot and water-hen are constantly to be seen.
The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk | G. Christopher DaviesIn Norfolk, the name is applied to the great-crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus).
The Ornithology of Shakespeare | James Edmund HartingThe latter name, however, is also applied to the great crested grebe.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia | Various
British Dictionary definitions for great crested grebe
a European grebe, Podiceps cristatus, having blackish ear tufts and, in the breeding season, a dark brown frill around the head
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