Meanings
nounlittle grebe (plural little grebes)
plural little grebes
- A small freshwater bird of Europe (Tachybaptus ruficollis).
Synonyms: dabchick, didapper, divvy duck, arsefoot
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA small freshwater bird of Europe (Tachybaptus ruficollis).
More synonyms by meaning
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Translations
Bulgarian ну́рец
- ну́рец (bg)bird
Catalan cabusset, cabussonet
- cabussetbird
- cabussonetbird
- soterí petitbird
- setmesóbird
Dutch dodaars
- dodaarsbird
Finnish pikku-uikku
- pikku-uikkubird
French grèbe castagneux, petit grèbe
- grèbe castagneuxbird
- petit grèbebird
German Zwergtaucher
- Zwergtaucherbird
Hungarian kis vöcsök
- kis vöcsökbird
Irish spágaire tonn, lapairín locha
- spágaire tonnbird
- lapairín lochabird
Japanese 鸊鷉, 鳰
- 鸊鷉bird
- 鳰bird
- 鳰鳥 (niodori)bird
- 浮巣鳥 (ukisudori)bird
- 息長鳥 (shinagadori)bird
- 潜り (muguri)bird
Polish perkozek, perkozek zwyczajny
- perkozekbird
- perkozek zwyczajnybird
Romanian corcodel mic
- corcodel micbird
Russian ма́лая пога́нка
- ма́лая пога́нка (málaja pogánka)bird
Swedish smådopping
- smådoppingbird
Welsh gwyach fach
- gwyach fachbird
Cite this entry
APA
little grebe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/little%20grebe
MLA
“little grebe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/little%20grebe. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “little grebe,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/little%20grebe.
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