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Oidemia fusca | Diver \Div"er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, dives. [1913 Webster] Divers and fishers for pearls. --Woodward. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: One who goes deeply into a subject, study, or business. ``A diver into causes.'' --Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo["o]l.) Any bird of certain genera, as {Urinator} (formerly {Colymbus}), or the allied genus {Colymbus}, or {Podiceps}, remarkable for their agility in diving. [1913 Webster] Note: The northern diver ({Urinator imber}) is the loon; the black diver or velvet scoter ({Oidemia fusca}) is a sea duck. See {Loon}, and {Scoter}. [1913 Webster] |
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