kibisi

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Meaning

a small water bird, a species of grebe or dabchick.

Good to know

ornith. kibisi (species of grebe, dabchick). kibia, kibula; Isl. direction of prayer (toward Mecca); part of a mosque where the imam stands; north, tiyumba yangu inatazama kibisi. My house faces north

Examples

• Kibisi aliogelea kwenye ziwa tulivu.The grebe swam on the calm lake.
• Tuliona kibisi akipiga mbizi kutafuta samaki wadogo.We saw the dabchick diving to hunt small fish.
• Je, kibisi huyu anaishi kwenye maji baridi au ya chumvi?Does this grebe live in fresh or salt water?
• Kiota cha kibisi kilikuwa kimefichwa kwenye mwanzi.The grebe's nest was hidden among the reeds.