red-throated diver

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Definition of red-throated diver in English English dictionary

Related Terms

<span class="word-self">redspan>-<span class="word-self">throatedspan> <span class="word-self">diverspan>

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

Hyphenation

red-throated di-ver

Synonyms

red-throated loon

Etymology

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