Dablet

/ˈdæblət/ noun

Definition

A small or young dabchick; a diminutive form referring to a baby or small diving bird of the grebe family.

Etymology

From 'dabchick' plus the diminutive suffix '-et,' creating a term for a small version of a dabchick.

Kelly Says

Baby dablets are fluffy and striped, looking nothing like their sleek diving parents—they stay on their parents' backs for several weeks while learning to dive, clinging to special brooding pouches that parent dabchicks develop.

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