grebe
/ɡriːb
/noun
A diving waterbird with a long neck, lobed toes, and almost no tail, typically having bright breeding plumage used in display.
- Family Podicipedidae: several genera.
- The farm is also home to blue-winged teals, coots, grebes, and an occasional osprey or peregrine falcon.
- The Horned Grebe is a small grebe with a straight bill, thick neck, and squarish head.
Origin
Mid 18th century: from French grèbe (term used in the Savoie region), of unknown origin.
Rhymes
- well-assorted
- well-assured
- well attended
- well-attending
- well-attested
- well-attired
- well-authenticated
- well aware
- wellaway
- well-baked
- well balanced
- well beam
- well-beaten
- well-bedded
- well-befitting
- well-begun
- well behaved
- well-being
- well-beknown
- well-beloved
- well-benched
- well-beneficed
- well beseen
- well bespoken
- well-blacked