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Definition of Dipper

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

Similar Words: water ouzel, dipper, bufflehead, butterball, Bucephela albeola, Big Dipper, Plough, Charles's Wain, Wain, Wagon, Little Dipper

Hyponyms: European water ouzel, Cinclus aquaticus, American water ouzel, Cinclus mexicanus

Part Meronyms: Great Bear, Ursa Major, Little Bear, Ursa Minor

Member Meronyms: Cinclidae, family Cinclidae, Bucephala, genus Bucephala

Derivational Morphology: dunk, dip, souse, plunge, douse

Anagrams: pierid

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