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horned grebe

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A type of grebe native to the Northern Hemisphere, Podiceps auritus, that has tufts of feathers during the breeding season positioned like horns on the sides of the head.

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20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Ahtna: łighayʼbetʼ — Podiceps auritus
  • Albanian: kredharak me vesh — Podiceps auritus
  • Danish: nordisk lappedykker — Podiceps auritus
  • Dutch: kuifduiker — Podiceps auritus
  • Faroese: gjør — Podiceps auritus
  • Finnish: mustakurkku-uikku — Podiceps auritus
  • Hungarian: füles vöcsök — Podiceps auritus
  • Icelandic: flórgoði — Podiceps auritus
  • Irish: foitheach cluasach — Podiceps auritus
  • Macedonian: ушест нуркач (ušest nurkač) — Podiceps auritus
  • Norman: pouchette — Podiceps auritus
  • Norman: p'tite pouchette — Podiceps auritus
  • Norwegian Bokmål: horndykker — Podiceps auritus
  • Polish: perkoz rogaty — Podiceps auritus
  • Romanian: corcodel de iarnă — Podiceps auritus
  • Lule-Sami: tjáhppisbuoktje — Podiceps auritus
  • Northern Sami: čáhppesbuokča — Podiceps auritus
  • Swedish: svarthakedopping — Podiceps auritus
  • Turkish: kulaklı batağan — Podiceps auritus
  • Welsh: gwyach gorniog — Podiceps auritus