DABCHICK
\dˈabt͡ʃɪk], \dˈabtʃɪk], \d_ˈa_b_tʃ_ɪ_k]\
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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.
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