Phrase guide

black-necked grebe

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: eared grebe, Podiceps nigricollis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: grebe

History

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: cabussó collnegre — black-necked grebe
  • Catalan: soterí — black-necked grebe
  • Catalan: soterí gros (Balears) — black-necked grebe
  • Catalan: cabussonera (Balears) — black-necked grebe
  • Danish: sorthalset lappedykker — black-necked grebe
  • Dutch: geoorde fuut — black-necked grebe
  • Faroese: hálssvørt gjør — black-necked grebe
  • Finnish: mustakaulauikku — black-necked grebe
  • French: grèbe à cou noir — black-necked grebe
  • German: Schwarzhalstaucher — black-necked grebe
  • Hungarian: feketenyakú vöcsök — black-necked grebe
  • Irish: foitheach píbdhubh — black-necked grebe
  • Korean: 검은목논병아리 (geomeunmongnonbyeong'ari) — black-necked grebe
  • Maltese: blonġun sekond — black-necked grebe
  • Polish: perkoz zausznik — black-necked grebe
  • Polish: zausznik — black-necked grebe
  • Portuguese: cagarraz — black-necked grebe
  • Romanian: corcodel cu gât negru — black-necked grebe
  • Russian: черноше́йная пога́нка (černošéjnaja pogánka) — black-necked grebe
  • Spanish: zampullín cuellinegro — black-necked grebe
  • Swedish: svarthalsad dopping — black-necked grebe
  • Welsh: gwyach yddfddu — black-necked grebe