grebe
发音
How to pronounce grebe in British English:
英 [ɡriːb]
How to pronounce grebe in American English:
美 [ɡrib]
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- Noun:
- small compact-bodied almost completely aquatic bird that builds floating nests; similar to loons but smaller and with lobate rather than webbed feet
单词词源
- grebe (n.)
- diving bird, 1766, from French grèbe (16c.), of unknown origin, possibly from Breton krib "a comb," since some species are crested.