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dabchick

noun

Etymology

From dab (“dive, dip, dabble”) + chick.

  1. inherited from ċicen
  2. inherited from chicke
  3. compounded as dabchick — “dab + chick”

Definitions

  1. A small grebe, little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis).

    • Once there was a moment where the sun beat through the fog, and they discovered they were surrounded on all sides by dabchicks whinnying and diving.

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