Grebe

(noun.) small compact-bodied almost completely aquatic bird that builds floating nests; similar to loons but smaller and with lobate rather than webbed feet.

编辑:耶鲁

• Out on the lake there were flocks of grebes, small and dark, and leaving trails in the water when they swam. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• On the other hand, grebes and coots are eminently aquatic, although their toes are only bordered by membrane. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.

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