little grebe

American  

noun

1. a small grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis, of the Old World.

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little grebe British  

noun

1. a small brownish European diving bird, Podiceps ruficollis, frequenting lakes, family Podicipitidae (grebes)

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Example Sentences

As he spoke he bobbed and dipped like a dabchick or little grebe.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Spī′der-catch′er, the wall-creeper; Spī′der-crab, a spider-like crab, or sea-spider with long thin legs; Spī′der-dīv′er, the little grebe, or dabchick; Spī′derdom, spiders collectively.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Again, the head of the great or crested grebe passes, while that of the little grebe sticks.

From Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. by Browne, Montagu

The plumage of this little grebe varies according to the time of year.

From Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children by Houghton, W. (William)

This little grebe comes of a splendid line of ancestors, some of which were even more specialised for an aquatic life.

From The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year by Beebe, William