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Colymbus

noun
Co·​lym·​bus | \ kəˈlimbəs\

Definition of Colymbus

: the type genus of the family Colymbidae

History and Etymology for Colymbus

New Latin, from Greek kolymbos, a kind of bird (probably a grebe)

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