dabchick
nounEtymology From dab (“dive, dip, dabble”) + chick.
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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.2016, Sarah Perry, The Essex Serpent, Serpentʼs Tail (2017), page 396:
- Derived terms
- New Zealand dabchick