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He·ron

(hē′rŏn′)

See Hero².

her·on

(hĕr′ən)

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)

(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)

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.

Hero (def. 2).

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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) 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

heron

noun

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collective noun sedge or siege

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Translations

طائِر مالِك الحَزينمَالِكُ الـحَزِّينُ

чапла

volavka

fiskehejrehejre

ardeo

haikara

वगुला

čaplja

gémkócsag

hegri

airone

サギ

백로과의 새

garnys

gārnis

volavka

čaplja

häger

นกกระสา

balıkçılbalıkçıl kuşu

чапля

con diệc

苍鹭鹭

heron

[ˈherən] N → garza f real

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heron

[ˈhɛrən] n → héron mhero-worship [ˌhɪərəʊˈwɜː^rʃɪp] vt → adulerhero worship hero-worship n → culte m (du héros)

heron

n → Reiher m

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heron

[ˈhɛrən] n → airone m

heron

(ˈherən) noun

a type of large water-bird, with long legs and a long neck.

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