'Northern diver' definitions:

Definition of 'Northern diver'

From: GCIDE
  • Northern \North"ern\, a. [AS. nor[eth]erne.]
  • 1. Of or pertaining to the north; being in the north, or nearer to that point than to the east or west. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. In a direction toward the north; as, to steer a northern course; coming from the north; as, a northern wind. [1913 Webster]
  • Northern diver. (Zool.) See Loon.
  • Northern lights. See Aurora borealis, under Aurora.
  • Northern spy (Bot.), an excellent American apple, of a yellowish color, marked with red. [1913 Webster]