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单词 night heron
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night heron

[ nahyt-her-uhn ]
/ ˈnaɪt ˌhɛr ən /

noun

any 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 heron

First recorded in 1775–85

Words nearby night heron

nightfall, night fighter, nightglow, nightgown, nighthawk, night heron, nightie, nightingale, Nightingale, Florence, Nightingale ward, nightjar
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Example sentences from the Web for night heron

  • The breeding-habits of the Night-Heron have already been described in the account of the Ardea egretta.

    Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2)|P. L. Sclater

British Dictionary definitions for night heron

night heron

noun

any 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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