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great northern diver

noun

  1. a large northern bird, Gavia immer, with a black-and-white chequered back and a black head and neck in summer: family Gaviidae (divers)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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But, known as the “great northern diver,” loons are terrible on land.

Known as the “great northern diver,” loons are an interesting species.

His crewmates jokingly nicknamed him the Great Northern Diver.

Ember-goose, em′bėr-gōōs, n. a kind of sea-fowl, the Great Northern Diver.

Very few birds, and only one small seal, have been obtained during the week; an occasional great northern diver is seen, and a rare land bird has been shot.

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