- holboell's grebe
- \\ˈhōlˌbu̇lz-\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized HEtymology: after Carl P. Holboell died 1856 Dan. civil servant
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
holboell's grebe
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red-necked grebe — noun large stocky grebe of circumpolar regions having a dark neck • Syn: ↑Podiceps grisegena • Hypernyms: ↑grebe * * * noun : a large stocky Holarctic grebe (Podiceps grisegena) with a light throat contrasting with a dark neck * * * red necked… … Useful english dictionary
Hol|boell's grebe — «HOHL bulz», a large, grayish grebe of North America and northern Europe and Asia, with a reddish brown neck and whitish cheeks in the breeding plumage; red necked grebe. ╂[< Carl Holboell, a Danish naturalist of the 1800 s] … Useful english dictionary
Carl Peter Holböll — (1795 1856) was an officer in the Danish Royal Navy.Holböll served as Royal Inspector or Colonies, Whaling and Inspector of South Greenland (1825 1828) then Inspector of North Greenland (1828 1856). While in this post he became interested in… … Wikipedia
