English Explanatory Dictionary

black-throated diver

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Gavia arctica, a medium-sized member of the loon or diver family that breeds in Eurasia, with grey head, black throat, white underparts and chequered black-and-white mantle.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-black-throated diver.wav

Word forms

black-throated diver black-throated divers

Etymology

From the fact that the species is a diver with a black throat.

Synonyms

Arctic loon black-throated loon
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