Colymbus

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Translingual

Colymbus arcticus, now Gavia arctica.

Etymology

Borrowed from both Latin colymbus (“swimming-bath”) and Ancient Greek κόλυμβος (kólumbos).

Proper noun

Colymbus m

  1. (obsolete or archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Podicipedidae – synonym of Podiceps; certain grebes and loons.

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