Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The gaunt or great crested grebe, Podiceps cristatus.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A species of grebe (
Podiceps crisratus ); the crested grebe.
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- noun A species of
grebe (Podiceps crisratus); the crested grebe.
Etymologies
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Perhaps from Gaelic and Irish cir, cior (pronounced kir, kior), crest, comb + English goose.
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reesetee commented on the word cargoose
Nickname for the Crested Grebe (Podiceps crisratus).
July 22, 2008
hernesheir commented on the word cargoose
The honk sounds just like that of a 1950 "Lead Sled" Mercury automobile.
September 25, 2011