He·ron (h  r n ) See Hero2. |
her·on (h r n)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
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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
[from Old French hairon, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German heigaro, Old Norse hegri]
Heron [ˈhɪərɒn]
n
1. (Biographies) a variant of Hero
2. (Biographies / Heron, Patrick (1920-1999) M, British, ARTS AND CRAFTS: painter, ARTS AND CRAFTS: critic) Patrick. 1920-99, British abstract painter and art critic
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| 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) |
| 2. | heron - grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill wader, wading bird - any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food Ardeidae, family Ardeidae - herons; egrets; night herons; bitterns Ardea herodius, great blue heron - large American heron having bluish-grey plumage Ardea occidentalis, great white heron - large white heron of Florida and the Florida Keys egret - any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season Egretta caerulea, little blue heron - small bluish-grey heron of the western hemisphere night heron, night raven - nocturnal or crepuscular herons boat-billed heron, boatbill, broadbill, Cochlearius cochlearius - tropical American heron related to night herons bittern - relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes |
heron noun
Translations
heron [ˈhɛrən] n → héron m
hero-worship [ˌhɪərəʊˈwɜːrʃɪp] vt → aduler
hero worship hero-worship n → culte m (du héros)
hero-worship [ˌhɪərəʊˈwɜːrʃɪp] vt → aduler
hero worship hero-worship n → culte m (du héros)
heron
n → Reiher m
n heron [ˈherən]
a type of large water-bird, with long legs and a long neck. reier طائِر مالِك الحَزين чапла volavka fiskehejre der Reiher ερωδιός garza haigur حواصيل harmaahaikara héron אֲנָפָה बगुला caplja gém bangau hegri airone あおさぎ 백로과의 총칭 garnys gārnis burung pucung reiger hegre czapla garça bâtlan цапля volavka čaplja čaplja häger นกกระสา balıkçıl 蒼鷺 чапля بگلوں کی نسل con diệc 苍鹭
Heron → مالك الحزين volavka hejre Reiher ερωδιός garza haikara héron čaplja airone サギ 백로과의 새 reiger hegre czapla garça-real цапля häger นกกระสา balıkçıl kuşu con diệc 鹭
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