black-necked grebe

noun

A freshwater bird, Podiceps nigricollis, of the grebe family (Podicipedidae)

Similar
eared grebePodiceps nigricollis
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Meanings

nounblack-necked grebe (plural black-necked grebes)

plural black-necked grebes

  1. A freshwater bird, Podiceps nigricollis, of the grebe family (Podicipedidae)

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsmall grebe with yellow ear tufts and a black neck; found in Eurasia and southern Africa as well as western United States

Similar
eared grebePodiceps nigricollis
Broader
grebe
Also see
eared grebe

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan cabussó collnegre, soterí
  • cabussó collnegreblack-necked grebe
  • soteríblack-necked grebe
  • soterí gros (Balears)black-necked grebe
  • cabussonera (Balears)black-necked grebe
Danish sorthalset lappedykker
  • sorthalset lappedykkerblack-necked grebe
Dutch geoorde fuut
  • geoorde fuutblack-necked grebe
Finnish mustakaulauikku
  • mustakaulauikkublack-necked grebe
French grèbe à cou noir
  • grèbe à cou noirblack-necked grebe
German Schwarzhalstaucher
  • Schwarzhalstaucherblack-necked grebe
Hungarian feketenyakú vöcsök
  • feketenyakú vöcsökblack-necked grebe
Irish foitheach píbdhubh
  • foitheach píbdhubhblack-necked grebe
Korean 검은목논병아리
  • 검은목논병아리 (geomeunmongnonbyeong'ari)black-necked grebe
Polish perkoz zausznik, zausznik
  • perkoz zausznikblack-necked grebe
  • zausznikblack-necked grebe
Portuguese cagarraz
  • cagarrazblack-necked grebe
Romanian corcodel cu gât negru
  • corcodel cu gât negrublack-necked grebe
Russian черноше́йная пога́нка
  • черноше́йная пога́нка (černošéjnaja pogánka)black-necked grebe
Spanish zampullín cuellinegro
  • zampullín cuellinegroblack-necked grebe
Swedish svarthalsad dopping
  • svarthalsad doppingblack-necked grebe
Welsh gwyach yddfddu
  • gwyach yddfddublack-necked grebe
Cite this entry
APA

black-necked grebe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black-necked%20grebe

MLA

“black-necked grebe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black-necked%20grebe. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “black-necked grebe,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black-necked%20grebe.

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