blue heron
/ˈbluː ˌhɛrən/ /ˈbluː ˌhɛr(ə)n/noun
1 North American. Either of two North American herons, the large Ardea herodias (also more fully great blue heron) and the small Egretta caerulea (also more fully little blue heron).
2 NZ. The darker, slate-grey form of the eastern reef heron, Egretta sacra; = matuku.
Origin
Mid 16th century (in an earlier sense). From blue + heron.
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