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He·ron

 (hē′rŏn′)
See Hero2.

her·on

 (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.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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)
n
1. (Biography) same as Hero1
2. (Biography) Patrick. 1920–99, British abstract painter and art critic
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

her•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).
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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Noun1.heron - Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)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 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
boatbill, boat-billed heron, 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
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heron

noun
Related words
collective noun sedge or siege
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
طائِر مالِك الحَزينمَالِكُ الـحَزِّينُ
чапла
volavka
fiskehejrehejre
Reiher
ερωδιόςτσικνιάς
ardeo
garza
haikara
héron
वगुला
čaplja
gémkócsag
hegri
airone
サギ
백로과의 새
garnys
gārnis
reiger
hegre
czapla
garça-real
цапля
volavka
čaplja
häger
นกกระสา
balıkçılbalıkçıl kuşu
чапля
con diệc
苍鹭鹭

heron

[ˈherən] N → garza f real
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

heron

[ˈhɛrən] n → héron mhero-worship [ˌhɪərəʊˈwɜːrʃɪp] vt → adulerhero worship hero-worship n → culte m (du héros)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

heron

n → Reiher m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

heron

[ˈhɛrən] n → airone m
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

heron

(ˈherən) noun
a type of large water-bird, with long legs and a long neck. reier طائِر مالِك الحَزين чапла garça volavka der Reiher fiskehejre ερωδιόςgarza haigur حواصيل harmaahaikara héronאנפה बगुला caplja gém bangau hegri airone あおさぎ 백로과의 총칭 garnys gārnis burung pucung reigerhegreczapla کب ( ماهى ) خوړونكى ( مرغه garça bâtlan цапля volavka čaplja čaplja häger นกกระสา balıkçıl 蒼鷺 чапля بگلوں کی نسل con diệc 苍鹭
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

heron

→ مَالِكُ الـحَزِّينُ 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
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009


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