Phrase guide

little grebe

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A small freshwater bird of Europe (Tachybaptus ruficollis).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dabchick, didapper, divvy duck, arsefoot

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

small European grebe

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dabchick, Podiceps ruficollis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: grebe

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: ну́рец (bg) — bird
  • Catalan: cabusset — bird
  • Catalan: cabussonet — bird
  • Catalan: soterí petit — bird
  • Catalan: setmesó — bird
  • Dutch: dodaars — bird
  • Faroese: smágjør — bird
  • Finnish: pikku-uikku — bird
  • French: grèbe castagneux — bird
  • French: petit grèbe — bird
  • German: Zwergtaucher — bird
  • Hungarian: kis vöcsök — bird
  • Irish: spágaire tonn — bird
  • Irish: lapairín locha — bird
  • Japanese: 鸊鷉 — bird
  • Japanese: 鳰 — bird
  • Japanese: 鳰鳥 (niodori) — bird
  • Japanese: 浮巣鳥 (ukisudori) — bird
  • Japanese: 息長鳥 (shinagadori) — bird
  • Japanese: 潜り (muguri) — bird
  • Kashmiri: پِنٛد (pind) — bird
  • Malagasy: tsiriry — bird
  • Malagasy: vivy — bird
  • Malagasy: kiborano — bird
  • Maltese: blonġun żgħir — bird
  • Polish: perkozek — bird
  • Polish: perkozek zwyczajny — bird
  • Romanian: corcodel mic — bird
  • Russian: ма́лая пога́нка (málaja pogánka) — bird
  • Swedish: smådopping — bird
  • Welsh: gwyach fach — bird