GREBE


Meaning of GREBE in English

/greeb/ , n.

any diving bird of the family Podicipedidae, related to the loons, but having a rudimentary tail and lobate rather than webbed toes. Cf. great crested grebe, pied-billed grebe .

[ 1760-70; grèbe ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .