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Definition of Dabchick

1. Noun. Small European grebe.

Definition of Dabchick

1. n. A small water bird (Podilymbus podiceps), allied to the grebes, remarkable for its quickness in diving; -- called also dapchick, dobchick, dipchick, didapper, dobber, devil-diver, hell-diver, and pied- billed grebe.

Definition of Dabchick

1. a small grebe [n -S]

Medical Definition of Dabchick

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

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