didapper

English

Etymology

Related to dive and dip.

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Noun

didapper (plural didappers)

  1. A small diving water bird frequenting rivers and fresh waters, specifically a little grebe or dabchick.

References

  • Notes on the birds of Herefordshire, Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club
  • didapper in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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