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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.]
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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
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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.
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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 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
nounRelated words
collective noun sedge or siege
collective noun sedge or siege
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Translations
طائِر مالِك الحَزينمَالِكُ الـحَزِّينُ
чапла
volavka
fiskehejrehejre
ardeo
haikara
वगुला
čaplja
gémkócsag
hegri
サギ
백로과의 새
garnys
gārnis
volavka
čaplja
häger
นกกระสา
balıkçılbalıkçıl kuşu
чапля
con diệc
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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
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heron
(ˈherən) noun a type of large water-bird, with long legs and a long neck.
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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