Colymbid
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Colymbid is a noun meaning Any member of the Colymbidae, an obsolete family made up of two groups of birds that are now known to be not closely related: the grebes (modern Podicipedidae) and the loons/divers (modern Gaviidae).
Meaning
Any member of the Colymbidae, an obsolete family made up of two groups of birds that are now known to be not closely related: the grebes (modern Podicipedidae) and the loons/divers (modern Gaviidae).
Word Forms
- colymbids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include columbid, coliadine, colubriform, coly, bombycillid, podicipedid.
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