great northern diver
English
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).
Noun
great northern diver (plural great northern divers)
- (UK, Ireland) A large member of the diver family, Gavia immer, commonly breeding in North America, where it is known as the as common loon.
Synonyms
Translations
large member of the diver family, Gavia immer
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