单词 | helldiver |
释义 | helldiver in British English (ˈhɛlˌdaɪvə) noun US informal a small greyish-brown North American grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, with a small bill Also called: pied-billed grebe, dabchickhelldiver in American English (ˈhɛlˌdaɪvər) US noun pied-billed grebe helldiver in American English (ˈhelˌdaivər) noun a grebe, esp. the pied-billed grebe Word origin [1830–40, Amer.; hell + diver]This word is first recorded in the period 1830–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: ante, baby talk, nationalism, orientation, stroboscope |
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