Pacific diver

noun

Gavia pacifica, a medium-sized member of the diver family that breeds on deep lakes in the tundra region of Alaska and northern Canada, having a grey head, black throat, white underparts and chequered black-and-white mantle.

Similar
Pacific loon
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Meanings

nounPacific diver (plural Pacific divers)

plural Pacific divers

  1. Gavia pacifica, a medium-sized member of the diver family that breeds on deep lakes in the tundra region of Alaska and northern Canada, having a grey head, black throat, white underparts and chequered black-and-white mantle.

    Synonyms: Pacific loon

Synonyms & antonyms

nounGavia pacifica, a medium-sized member of the diver family that breeds on deep lakes in the tundra region of Alaska and northern Canada, having a grey head, black throat, white underparts and chequered black-and-white mantle.

Similar
Pacific loon

Translations

Catalan calàbria del Pacífic
  • calàbria del PacíficGavia pacifica
Chinese Mandarin 太平洋潛鳥 /太平洋潜鸟
  • 太平洋潛鳥 /太平洋潜鸟 (Tàipíngyáng qiánniǎo)Gavia pacifica
Dutch Pacifische parelduiker
  • Pacifische parelduikerGavia pacifica
German Pazifiktaucher
  • PazifiktaucherGavia pacifica
Korean 회색머리아비
  • 회색머리아비 (hoesaengmeoriabi)Gavia pacifica
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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