'Cinolus aquaticus' definitions:

Definition of 'Cinolus aquaticus'

From: GCIDE
  • Dipper \Dip"per\, n.
  • 1. One who, or that which, dips; especially, a vessel used to dip water or other liquid; a ladle. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) (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). [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]