The station of a heron on the watch for prey. Hence, a group or flock of herons.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Ciconiiformes (storks, etc.) > [noun] > family Ardeidae (herons and bitterns) > genus Ardea (heron) > place for (3) siegec1452 The station of a heron on the watch for prey. Hence, a group or flock of herons. heronry1600 A place, typically in a group of trees, where herons breed; a breeding colony of herons. heronshaw1611 = heronry, n. Obsolete (chiefly historical in later use). |
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