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He·ron H0167600 (hē′rŏn′) See Hero2.
her·on H0167500 (hĕr′ən)n. Any of various wading birds of the family Ardeidae, having a long neck, long legs, a long pointed bill, and usually white, gray, or bluish-gray plumage.
[Middle English, from Old French, of Germanic origin.]heron (ˈhɛrən) n (Animals) any of various wading birds of the genera Butorides, Ardea, etc, having a long neck, slim body, and a plumage that is commonly grey or white: family Ardeidae, order Ciconiiformes[C14: from Old French hairon, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German heigaro, Old Norse hegri]
Heron (ˈhɪərɒn) n1. (Biography) same as Hero12. (Biography) Patrick. 1920–99, British abstract painter and art criticher•on (ˈhɛr ən)
n. any of various long-legged, long-necked wading birds of the family Ardeidae, usu. having a spearlike bill. [1275–1325; Middle English hero(u)n < Middle French hairon < Germanic; compare Old High German heigir] He•ron (ˈhɪər ɒn)
n. Hero (def. 2). Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Heron - Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)Hero of Alexandria, Hero | | 2. | heron - grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long billwader, wading bird - any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of foodArdeidae, family Ardeidae - herons; egrets; night herons; bitternsArdea herodius, great blue heron - large American heron having bluish-grey plumageArdea occidentalis, great white heron - large white heron of Florida and the Florida Keysegret - any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding seasonEgretta caerulea, little blue heron - small bluish-grey heron of the western hemispherenight heron, night raven - nocturnal or crepuscular heronsboatbill, boat-billed heron, broadbill, Cochlearius cochlearius - tropical American heron related to night heronsbittern - relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes |
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collective noun sedge or siegeTranslationsheron (ˈherən) noun a type of large water-bird, with long legs and a long neck. 蒼鷺 苍鹭heron
heron (hĕr`ən), common name for members of the family Ardeidae, large wading birds including the bittern and the egret, found in most temperate regions but most numerous in tropical and subtropical areas. Unlike the remotely related cranes and ibises, which fly with their heads extended straight forward, herons fly with their necks folded back on their shoulders. Their plumage is soft and drooping and, especially at breeding time, there may be long, showy plumes on the head, breast, and back. Herons are usually solitary feeders, patiently stalking their prey (small fish and other aquatic animals) in streams and marshes and then stabbing them with their sharp, serrated bills. Most herons roost and nest in large colonies called heronries; others are gregarious only at breeding time; and some are entirely solitary. The nests vary from a sketchy platform of twigs high in a tree to a bulky mass of weeds and rushes built on the ground among the marsh reeds. American herons include the great and little blue herons, the green heron, the yellow-crowned and the black-crowned night herons (the latter known also as night quawk, because of its cry), and the Louisiana heron, called by Audubon "the lady of the waters." The great white heron of Florida, a little larger (50 in./125 cm long) than the great blue, is a striking bird sometimes confused with the American egret. Other large white herons are common in Africa. The European night heron ranges to India and N Africa. The odd looking shoe-billed heron (or stork, a misnomer) is found along the White Nile and the boat-billed heron in tropical America. Herons are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Ciconiiformes, family Ardeidae.heron[′her·ən] (vertebrate zoology) The common name for wading birds composing the family Ardeidae characterized by long legs and neck, a long tapered bill, large wings, and soft plumage. heron any of various wading birds of the genera Butorides, Ardea, etc., having a long neck, slim body, and a plumage that is commonly grey or white: family Ardeidae, order Ciconiiformes
Heron Patrick. 1920--99, British abstract painter and art critic MedicalSeeHEROHeron
Related to Heron: Heron formulaSynonyms for Heronnoun Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)Synonymsnoun grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long billRelated Words- wader
- wading bird
- Ardeidae
- family Ardeidae
- Ardea herodius
- great blue heron
- Ardea occidentalis
- great white heron
- egret
- Egretta caerulea
- little blue heron
- night heron
- night raven
- boatbill
- boat-billed heron
- broadbill
- Cochlearius cochlearius
- bittern
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