colymbid

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noun

Any member of the Colymbidae, an obsolete family made up of two groups of birds that are now known to be not closely related: the grebes (modern Podicipedidae) and the loons/divers (modern Gaviidae).

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Meanings

nouncolymbid (plural colymbids)

plural colymbids

  1. Any member of the Colymbidae, an obsolete family made up of two groups of birds that are now known to be not closely related: the grebes (modern Podicipedidae) and the loons/divers (modern Gaviidae).

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APA

colymbid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colymbid

MLA

“colymbid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colymbid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colymbid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colymbid.

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