Phrase guide

great crested grebe

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A freshwater bird of species Podiceps cristatus, of Europe and Asia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

large Old World grebe with black ear tufts

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Podiceps cristatus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: grebe

History

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: cabrellot — freshwater bird
  • Catalan: cabussell (Balearics) — freshwater bird
  • Catalan: cabussó emplomallat — freshwater bird
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鳳頭鸊鷉 /凤头䴙䴘 (fèngtóupìtī) — freshwater bird
  • Danish: toppet lappedykker — freshwater bird
  • Dutch: fuut — freshwater bird
  • Estonian: tuttpütt — freshwater bird
  • Faroese: kambsgjør — freshwater bird
  • Finnish: silkkiuikku — freshwater bird
  • Galician: somorgullo — freshwater bird
  • German: Haubentaucher — freshwater bird
  • Icelandic: toppgoði — freshwater bird
  • Irish: foitheach mór — freshwater bird
  • Korean: 뿔논병아리 (ppullonbyeong'ari) — freshwater bird
  • Maltese: blonġun prim — freshwater bird
  • Polish: perkoz dwuczuby — freshwater bird
  • Romanian: corcodel mare — freshwater bird
  • Russian: больша́я пога́нка (bolʹšája pogánka) — freshwater bird
  • Russian: чо́мга (čómga) — freshwater bird
  • Spanish: somormujo lavanco — freshwater bird
  • Swedish: skäggdopping — freshwater bird
  • Turkish: bahri — freshwater bird
  • Welsh: gwyach fawr gopog — freshwater bird