Alaotra grebe

noun

An extinct species of grebe, Tachybaptus rufolavatus, endemic to the area around Lake Alaotra in Madagascar.

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Meanings

nounAlaotra grebe (plural Alaotra grebes)

plural Alaotra grebes

  1. An extinct species of grebe, Tachybaptus rufolavatus, endemic to the area around Lake Alaotra in Madagascar.

    In addition to several other problems, Alaotra grebes are in the process of being bred out of existence, a process that may, in fact, already be complete.

    2000, Errol Fuller, Extinct Birds, Oxford, page 54

Translations

Finnish alaotranuikku
  • alaotranuikku’’Tachybaptus rufolavatus’’
Cite this entry
APA

Alaotra grebe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alaotra%20grebe

MLA

“Alaotra grebe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alaotra%20grebe. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Alaotra grebe,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alaotra%20grebe.

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