great northern diver

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Definition of great northern diver in English English dictionary

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

Related Terms

great northern divers

plural form of great northern diver

Hyphenation

great north·ern di·ver

Turkish pronunciation

greyt nôrdhırn dayvır

Synonyms

common loon, great northern loon

Pronunciation

/ˈgrāt ˈnôrᴛʜərn ˈdīvər/ /ˈɡreɪt ˈnɔːrðɜrn ˈdaɪvɜr/

Etymology

() 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).