dipper

(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.