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great northern diver

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.39 in modern English

Syllables
great north-ern -div-er
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

British usage

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).

Usage

Inflected Forms

great northern divers (plural)

Synonyms

common loon great northern loon

Questions

What does great northern diver mean?
A large member of the diver family, Gavia immer, commonly breeding in North America, where it is known as the as common loon.
Where does great northern diver come from?
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).

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