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dabchick

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A small grebe, little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

small European grebe

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: little grebe, Podiceps ruficollis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: grebe

History

Etymology

From dab (“dive, dip, dabble”) + chick.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: малък гмурец (malǎk gmurec) — type of bird
  • Catalan: cabusset — type of bird
  • Finnish: pikku-uikku — type of bird
  • French: grèbe castagneux — type of bird
  • German: Zwergtaucher — type of bird
  • Ancient Greek: κίγκλος (kínklos) — type of bird
  • Irish: lapairín locha — type of bird
  • Irish: spágaire tonn — type of bird
  • Italian: tuffetto — type of bird
  • Māori: taihoropī — type of bird
  • Māori: weweia — type of bird
  • Māori: taratimoho — type of bird
  • Māori: tokitoki — type of bird
  • Māori: tokitokipia — type of bird
  • Māori: tokitokipio — type of bird
  • Māori: totokipia — type of bird
  • Māori: totokipio — type of bird
  • Māori: tongitongipia — type of bird
  • Māori: totoipio — type of bird
  • Māori: whirowhiro — type of bird
  • Polish: perkozek — type of bird
  • Polish: perkozek zwyczajny — type of bird
  • Russian: ма́лая пога́нка (málaja pogánka) — type of bird
  • Spanish: zampullín chico — type of bird