A small grebe, such as the dabchick.
[Middle English didopper, alteration of divedap, from Old English dūfedoppa, pelican : dūfan, to dive; see dive1 + -doppa, a kind of bird.]
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di·dap·per (dī'dăp'ər) ![]() |
[Middle English didopper, alteration of divedap, from Old English dūfedoppa, pelican : dūfan, to dive; see dive1 + -doppa, a kind of bird.]
| divedapper | |
| dabchick | |
| grebe (bird) |
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