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black-throated diver

black-throated diver noun: 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.

black-throated diver: gavia arctica, a medium-sized member of the loon or diver family that breeds in Eurasia, with grey...
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Noun

black-throated diver (plural black-throated divers)

  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.

black-throated diver meaning in Tamil

black-throated diver in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்

Synonyms of black-throated diver

Forms of black-throated diver

pluralblack-throated divers

Origin of black-throated diver

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

Questions about black-throated diver

What does black-throated diver mean?
Black-throated diver means 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.
What is black-throated diver in Tamil?
Black-throated diver in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Black-throated diver meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is black-throated diver?
Black-throated diver is a noun.
What is the plural of black-throated diver?
The plural of black-throated diver is black-throated divers.

Words near black-throated diver in the dictionary

  1. black-throat
  2. black-throated
  3. black-throated accentor
  4. black-throated antshrike
  5. black-throated antshrikes
  6. black-throated diver
  7. black-throated divers
  8. black-throated loon
  9. black-throated loons
  10. black-throated magpie-jay
  11. black-throated magpie-jays

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