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grebe

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Editorial note

This introducted fish also killed the last Tachybaptus rufolavatus, an acuatic grebe from the same lake, extinct in 1988.

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Quick take

Any of several waterbirds in the family Podicipedidae of the order Podicipediformes. They have strong, sharp bills, and lobate toes.

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noun

Any of several waterbirds in the family Podicipedidae of the order Podicipediformes. They have strong, sharp bills, and lobate toes.

noun

A surname.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for grebe.

noun

Any of several waterbirds in the family Podicipedidae of the order Podicipediformes. They have strong, sharp bills, and lobate toes.

noun

A surname.

Example sentences

1

This introducted fish also killed the last Tachybaptus rufolavatus, an acuatic grebe from the same lake, extinct in 1988.

2

There is a lone pied-billed grebe that visits our pond every fall.

3

I have to go ask The King of All Duck Sounds if it's a duck, a coot, a widgeon or maybe a grebe.

4

E.g.: in an election between La Roge and Grebe Sough, if Handle Parr's decision to run changes the outcome between Roge and Sough, you have a dependence on an irrelevant alternative.

5

Unfortunately, one of them's in the process of being eaten by a Clark's Grebe.

6

(End) In the dance of the Great Crested Grebe, in the sun's first light, Lies the joy of creation, our eternal, noble fight.

Proper noun examples

1

Unfortunately, one of them's in the process of being eaten by a Clark's Grebe.

2

(End) In the dance of the Great Crested Grebe, in the sun's first light, Lies the joy of creation, our eternal, noble fight.

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How do you use grebe in a sentence?

This introducted fish also killed the last Tachybaptus rufolavatus, an acuatic grebe from the same lake, extinct in 1988.

What does grebe mean?

Any of several waterbirds in the family Podicipedidae of the order Podicipediformes. They have strong, sharp bills, and lobate toes.

What part of speech is grebe?

grebe is commonly used as noun.