family Ardeidae

Thesaurus

Noun

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family Ardeidae - herons; egrets; night herons; bitternsArdeidaebird family - a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wingsCiconiiformes, order Ciconiiformes - order of chiefly tropical marsh-dwelling fish-eating wading birds with long legs and bills and (except for flamingos) unwebbed feet: herons; storks; spoonbills; flamingos; ibisesheron - grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long billArdea, genus Ardea - type genus of the Ardeidae: large New and Old World heronsEgretta, genus Egretta - small Old and New World heronsCasmerodius, genus Casmerodius - a white egretsBubulcus, genus Bubulcus - small white egretsgenus Nycticorax, Nycticorax - Old World night heronsgenus Nyctanassa, Nyctanassa - American night heronsCochlearius, genus Cochlearius - boatbillsBotaurus, genus Botaurus - bitternsgenus Ixobrychus, Ixobrychus - bitterns