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n. Any of various swimming and diving birds of the family Podicipedidae, having a pointed bill and lobed, fleshy membranes along each toe.

n. Any of several waterbirds in the cosmopolitan family Podicipedidae. They have strong, sharp bills, and lobate toes.

n. 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.

n. A bird of the family Podicipedidæ (which see for technical characters); a diving bird, related to the loons or divers, but pinnatiped or lobe-footed, with a rudimentary tail, naked lores, and, in most species, a crest on the head.

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

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podicipitiform seabird   

red-necked grebe    little grebe    black-necked grebe    podiceps cristatus    pied-billed grebe    podiceps nigricollis    great crested grebe    eared grebe    podiceps grisegena    dabchick   

dabchick   

Hebe    caribe    dweeb    heeb   

guillemot    bellbird    auk    sea-wave    brant    titmouse    prating    muntjac    goshawk    screamer