FAMILY ARDEIDAE Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase family ardeidae. (close relations)
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| bittern | nounn | |||||
noun • relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes | ||||||
| crane | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis • United States writer (1871-1900) • large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world • United States poet (1899-1932) • a small constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Phoenix verb • stretch (the neck) so as to see better | ||||||
| egret | nounn | |||||
noun • any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season | ||||||
| heron | nounn | |||||
noun • grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill • Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century) | ||||||
| ardeidae | nounn | |||||
noun • herons; egrets; night herons; bitterns | ||||||
