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<zoology> A small water bird (Podilymbus podiceps), allied to the grebes, remarkable for its quickness in diving.
Synonyms: dapchick, dobchick, dipchick, didapper, dobber, devil-diver, hell-diver, and pied-billed grebe.
Origin: For dabchick. See Dap, Dip, cf. Dipchick.
(01 Mar 1998)
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