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Dipper

Dipper Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Dipper? [n] small stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom [n] small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage [n] a ladle that has a cup with a long handle [n] a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major [n] a cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor; at the end of the dipper's handle is Polaris Synonyms \| Synonyms for Dipper: Big Dipper \| Bucephela albeola \| bufflehead \| butterball \| Charles's Wain \| Little Dipper \| Plough \| Wagon \| Wain \| water ouzel Related Terms \| Find terms related to Dipper: See Also \| American water ouzel \| asterism \| Bucephala \| Cinclidae \| Cinclus aquaticus \| Cinclus mexicanus \| duck \| European water ouzel \| family Cinclidae \| genus Bucephala \| Great Bear \| ladle \| Little Bear \| North Star \| oscine \| oscine bird \| polar star \| Polaris \| polestar \| Ursa Major \| Ursa Minor Dipper In Webster's Dictionary \Dip"per\, n. 1. One who, or that which, dips; especially, a vessel used to dip water or other liquid; a ladle. 2. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A small grebe; the dabchick. (b) The buffel duck. (c) The water ouzel ({Cinolus aquaticus}) of Europe. (d) The American dipper or ouzel ({Cinclus Mexicanus}). {The Dipper} (Astron.), the seven principal stars in the constellation of the Great Bear; popularly so called from their arrangement in the form of a dipper; -- called also {Charles's Wain}. See {Ursa Major}, under {Ursa}.

Dipper Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dipper?

[n] small stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom
[n] small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage
[n] a ladle that has a cup with a long handle
[n] a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
[n] a cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor; at the end of the dipper's handle is Polaris

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Dipper In Webster's Dictionary

\Dip"per\, n.
1. One who, or that which, dips; especially, a vessel used to
   dip water or other liquid; a ladle.

2. (Zo["o]l.)
   (a) A small grebe; the dabchick.
   (b) The buffel duck.
   (c) The water ouzel ({Cinolus aquaticus}) of Europe.
   (d) The American dipper or ouzel ({Cinclus Mexicanus}).

{The Dipper} (Astron.), the seven principal stars in the
   constellation of the Great Bear; popularly so called from
   their arrangement in the form of a dipper; -- called also
   {Charles's Wain}. See {Ursa Major}, under {Ursa}.

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