🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

잠수새목

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jam-su-sae-mok

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Podicipediform/ˌpoʊ.dɪˈsɪ.pɪ.dɪ.fɔrm/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"잠수새목은 뛰어난 수영 능력으로 유명합니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A taxonomic order of aquatic birds that includes grebes, characterized by their lobed toes and diving abilities.

    "The podicipediform birds are known for their exceptional swimming skills."
  2. 2

    Any bird belonging to the order Podicipediformes.

    "The great crested grebe is a well-known podicipediform species."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'Podicipediform' is derived from the Latin 'podicipes', meaning 'foot of a diver', which refers to the family of birds known as grebes. The suffix '-iform' comes from Latin 'forma', meaning 'shape' or 'form'. This term has been used in ornithology since the 19th century to classify these aquatic birds.

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