urinator imber

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urinator imber - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Loon \Loon\, n. [For older loom, Icel. l[=o]mr; akin to Dan. &
     Sw. lom.] (Zool.)
     Any one of several aquatic, wed-footed, northern birds of the
     genus Urinator (formerly Colymbus), noted for their
     expertness in diving and swimming under water. The common
     loon, or great northern diver (Urinator imber, or Colymbus torquatus
     ), and the red-throated loon or diver (Urinator septentrionalis
     ), are the best known species. See Diver.
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  Diver \Div"er\, n.
     1. One who, or that which, dives.
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              Divers and fishers for pearls.        --Woodward.
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     2. Fig.: One who goes deeply into a subject, study, or
        business. "A diver into causes." --Sir H. Wotton.
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     3. (Zool.) Any bird of certain genera, as Urinator
        (formerly Colymbus), or the allied genus Colymbus, or
        Podiceps, remarkable for their agility in diving.
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     Note: The northern diver (Urinator imber) is the loon; the
           black diver or velvet scoter (Oidemia fusca) is a sea
           duck. See Loon, and Scoter.
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