单词 | night heron |
释义 | night heron[ nahyt-her-uhn ] / ˈnaɪt ˌhɛr ən / nounany of several thick-billed, crepuscular or nocturnal herons of the genus Nycticorax and related genera, as N. nycticorax(black-crowned night heron, or squawk ), of the Old and New Worlds, and Nyctanassa violacea(yellow-crowned night heron ), of the Americas. Origin of night heronFirst recorded in 1775–85 Words nearby night heronnightfall, night fighter, nightglow, nightgown, nighthawk, night heron, nightie, nightingale, Nightingale, Florence, Nightingale ward, nightjar Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for night heron
British Dictionary definitions for night heronnight heron nounany nocturnal heron of the genus Nycticorax and related genera, having short legs and neck, a heavy body, and a short heavy bill Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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