Found 2 hits - Term: urinator imber, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
loon \loon\, n. for older loom, icel. l=omr; akin to dan.
sw. lom. zool.
any one of several aquatic, wed-footed, northern birds of the
genus urinator formerly colymbus, noted for their
expertness in diving and swimming under water. the common
loon, or great northern diver urinator imber, or colymbus
torquatus, and the red-throated loon or diver urinator
septentrionalis, are the best known species. see diver.
1913 webster
see also:
urinator colymbus urinator imber colymbus torquatus urinator septentrionalis diver
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
diver \div"er\, n.
1. one who, or that which, dives.
1913 webster
divers and fishers for pearls. --woodward.
1913 webster
2. fig.: one who goes deeply into a subject, study, or
business. "a diver into causes." --sir h. wotton.
1913 webster
3. zool. any bird of certain genera, as urinator
formerly colymbus, or the allied genus colymbus, or
podiceps, remarkable for their agility in diving.
1913 webster
note: the northern diver urinator imber is the loon; the
black diver or velvet scoter oidemia fusca is a sea
duck. see loon, and scoter.
1913 webster
see also:
urinator colymbus podiceps urinator imber oidemia fusca loon
scoter
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