great northern diver

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great northern diver

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From the fact that the species is a diver, the largest or greatest of those regularly found off the British Isles, which has a very northerly range (no further south than the British Isles).

noun great northern divers

  1. Ireland, UK A large member of the diver family, Gavia immer, commonly breeding in North America, where it is known as the as common loon.

    Similar: common loon, great northern loon

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noun large member of the diver family, Gavia immer

Españolcolimbo grande
한국어검은부리아비 geomeunburiabi
日本語ハシグロアビ hashiguroabi
中文普通潛鳥 /普通潜鸟 pǔtōng qiánniǎo
Portuguêsmobelha-grande
Françaisplongeon huard, huard, plongeon imbrin, huart à collier, richepaume, imbrim
DeutschEistaucher
Italianostrolaga maggiore
Românăcufundar mare
Русскийчерноклю́вая гага́ра černokljúvaja gagára

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"great northern diver." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/great%20northern%20diver.

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@misc{great_northern_diver_2026,
  title = {great northern diver},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/great%20northern%20diver},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}