- grebe
- noun Etymology: French grèbe Date: 1766 any of a family (Podicipedidae) of swimming and diving birds closely related to the loons but having lobed toes — compare dabchick
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grèbe — grèbe … Dictionnaire des rimes
grèbe — [ grɛb ] n. m. • 1557; mot savoyard; o. i. ♦ Oiseau aquatique palmipède (podicipédidés), dont la taille varie de celle du pigeon à celle du canard, selon les variétés. Nid flottant du grèbe. ● grèbe nom masculin (mot savoyard) Oiseau… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Grebe — ist: die Amtsbezeichnung eines Greben oder Greven, siehe Greve (Amt); der Familienname folgender Personen: Fritz Grebe (1850–1924), deutscher Maler Hans Grebe (1913–1999), deutscher Internist, Rassenhygieniker und Sportmediziner Konrad Grebe… … Deutsch Wikipedia
grebe — [grēb] n. pl. grebes or grebe [< Fr grèbe < ?] any of a worldwide order (Podicipediformes) of diving and swimming birds with broadly lobed toes and legs set far back on the body … English World dictionary
Grebe — (gr[=e]b), n. [F. gr[ e]be, fr. Armor. krib comb; akin to kriben crest, W. crib comb, crest. So called in allusion to the crest of one species.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of several swimming birds or divers, of the genus {Colymbus} (formerly {Podiceps}),… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grebe — [gri:b] n [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: grèbe] a water bird similar to a duck … Dictionary of contemporary English
grebe — (n.) diving bird, 1766, from Fr. grèbe, of unknown origin, possibly from Breton krib a comb, since some species are crested … Etymology dictionary
Grebe — Grebe, Karl, Forstmann, geb. 20. Juni 1816 in Großenritte am Habichtswald, gest. 12. April 1890 in Eisenach, besuchte nach bestandener praktischer Lehrzeit 1836–37 die Forstschule in Melsungen und studierte 1838–39 in Berlin. Er wurde 1840 Lehrer … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
grebe — [ grib ] noun count a bird similar to a DUCK that lives by water … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
grebe — ► NOUN ▪ a diving waterbird with a long neck, lobed toes, and a very short tail. ORIGIN French … English terms dictionary
Grebe — Grebes Black necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis nigricollis), in non breeding plumage Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
