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DIPPER

Definition:

[noun] a ladle that has a cup with a long handle
[noun] a cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor; at the end of the dipper's handle is Polaris
Synonyms: Little Dipper, Dipper
[noun] a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
Synonyms: Big Dipper, Dipper, Plough, Charles's Wain, Wain, Wagon
[noun] small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage
Synonyms: bufflehead, butterball, Bucephela albeola
[noun] small stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom
Synonyms: water ouzel