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bittern
bit·tern 1 B0287700 (bĭt′ərn)n. Any of several wading birds of the genera Botaurus and Ixobrychus, having mottled brownish plumage and, in most species, a deep booming cry in the male.
[Alteration (perhaps influenced by tern) of Middle English bitour, from Old French butor, possibly from Vulgar Latin *buti-taurus : Latin būtiō, buzzard + Latin taurus, bull (after its cry); see tauro- in Indo-European roots.]
bit·tern 2 B0287700 (bĭt′ərn)n. The bitter water solution of bromides, magnesium, and calcium salts remaining after sodium chloride is crystallized out of seawater.
[From bitter.]bittern (ˈbɪtən) n (Animals) any wading bird of the genera Ixobrychus and Botaurus, related and similar to the herons but with shorter legs and neck, a stouter body, and a booming call: family Ardeidae, order Ciconiiformes[C14: from Old French butor, perhaps from Latin būtiō bittern + taurus bull; referring to its cry]
bittern (ˈbɪtən) n (Chemistry) the bitter liquid remaining after common salt has been crystallized out of sea water: a source of magnesium, bromine, and iodine compounds[C17: variant of bittering]bit•tern1 (ˈbɪt ərn)
n. any of several brown-and-buff wading birds of the heron family, inhabiting reedy marshes in both the Old and New Worlds. [1510–20; earlier bitter, bittor, Middle English bito(u)r < Anglo-French bytore, Anglo-French, Old French butor < Vulgar Latin *būtitaurus] bit•tern2 (ˈbɪt ərn)
n. a bitter solution remaining in saltmaking after the salt has crystallized out of seawater or brine, used as a source of bromides, iodides, and certain other salts. [1675–85; variant of bittering] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  bittern - relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshesheron - grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long billAmerican bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus, stake driver - a kind of bitternBotaurus stellaris, European bittern - a kind of bitternIxobrychus exilis, least bittern - small American bittern |
bittern nounRelated words
collective noun sedge or siegeTranslationsbittern
bittern, common name for migratory marsh birds of the family Ardeidae (heronheron
, 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.
..... Click the link for more information. family). The American bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus), often called "stake driver" because of a territorial male's booming call in the spring, is widely distributed in E North America. It is mostly nocturnal and feeds on frogs, fish, and insects. When pursued, the bittern escapes detection by standing motionless with its bill uplifted, its brown and yellow markings and striped foreneck blending with the marsh grasses. It is about 2 to 3 ft (61–91 cm) tall; the western and eastern least bitterns, genus Ixobrychus, are about half this size. Of the 12 species of bitterns, 8 constitute the smaller birds. The female bittern builds the nest, which consists of an unkempt arrangement of sedge grass and reeds. The nests are built on the ground along rivers or lakeshores and house the clutch of 3 to 6 eggs. Both male and female share the incubation duties. Bitterns 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.bittern[′bid·ərn] (chemical engineering) Concentrated sea water or brine containing the bromides and magnesium and calcium salts left in solution after sodium chloride has been removed by crystallization. (vertebrate zoology) Any of various herons of the genus Botaurus characterized by streaked and speckled plumage. bittern1 any wading bird of the genera Ixobrychus and Botaurus, related and similar to the herons but with shorter legs and neck, a stouter body, and a booming call: family Ardeidae, order Ciconiiformes
bittern2 the bitter liquid remaining after common salt has been crystallized out of sea water: a source of magnesium, bromine, and iodine compounds bittern
Related to bittern: bitten, American bittern, least bitternWords related to bitternnoun relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cryRelated Words- heron
- American bittern
- Botaurus lentiginosus
- stake driver
- Botaurus stellaris
- European bittern
- Ixobrychus exilis
- least bittern
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