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red-throated diver

red-throated diver noun: any of species Gavia stellata, the smallest member of the loon or diver family, breeding in northern Eurasia and Arctic Canada, with grey head, red throat, white underparts and dark mantle.

red-throated diver: any of species Gavia stellata, the smallest member of the loon or diver family, breeding in...
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Noun

red-throated diver (plural red-throated divers)

  1. Any of species Gavia stellata, the smallest member of the loon or diver family, breeding in northern Eurasia and Arctic Canada, with grey head, red throat, white underparts and dark mantle.

red-throated diver meaning in Tamil

red-throated diver in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்

Synonyms of red-throated diver

Forms of red-throated diver

pluralred-throated divers

Origin of red-throated diver

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

Questions about red-throated diver

What does red-throated diver mean?
Red-throated diver means any of species Gavia stellata, the smallest member of the loon or diver family, breeding in northern Eurasia and Arctic Canada, with grey head, red throat, white underparts and dark mantle.
What is red-throated diver in Tamil?
Red-throated diver in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Red-throated diver meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is red-throated diver?
Red-throated diver is a noun.
What is the plural of red-throated diver?
The plural of red-throated diver is red-throated divers.

Words near red-throated diver in the dictionary

  1. red-team
  2. red-teamed
  3. red-teaming
  4. red-teams
  5. red-throat
  6. red-throated diver
  7. red-throated divers
  8. red-throated loon
  9. red-throated loons
  10. red-throated pipit
  11. red-throated pipits

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