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

The grey heron is the collateral damage here: it joins the avocet, little grebe and ringed plover among the birds that would be endangered by a four-runway behemoth appearing off the Isle of Sheppey.

From The Guardian

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

Although permanent residents in this country, little grebes leave, in the "rains," those tanks that do not afford plenty of cover, and betake themselves to a jhil where vegetation is luxuriant.

From Project Gutenberg