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Type genus of the Podicipedidae grebes
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podiceps
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Podiceps \Pod"i*ceps\, n. [NL., fr. L. podex, podicis, anus + pes foot.] (Zo["o]l.) See Grebe .
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Podiceps is a genus of birds in the grebe family. The genus name comes from Latin podicis , "vent" and pes , "foot", and is a reference to the placement of a grebe's legs towards the rear of its body. It has representatives breeding in Europe , Asia , North ...