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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Bittern \Bit"tern\, n. [OE. bitoure, betore, bitter, fr. F.
butor; of unknown origin.] (Zo["o]l.)
A wading bird of the genus Botaurus, allied to the herons,
of various species.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The common European bittern is Botaurus stellaris. It
makes, during the brooding season, a noise called by
Dryden bumping, and by Goldsmith booming. The American
bittern is Botaurus lentiginosus, and is also called
stake-driver and meadow hen. See Stake-driver.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The name is applied to other related birds, as the
least+bittern+({Ardetta+exilis" rel="nofollow">least bittern ({Ardetta exilis), and the sun
bittern.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Bittern \Bit"tern\, n. [OE. bitoure, betore, bitter, fr. F.
butor; of unknown origin.] (Zo["o]l.)
A wading bird of the genus Botaurus, allied to the herons,
of various species.
Note: The common European bittern is Botaurus stellaris. It
makes, during the brooding season, a noise called by
Dryden bumping, and by Goldsmith booming. The American
bittern is B. lentiginosus, and is also called
stake-driver and meadow hen. See Stake-driver.
Note: The name is applied to other related birds, as the
least+bittern+({Ardetta+exilis" rel="nofollow">least bittern ({Ardetta exilis), and the sun
bittern.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
least bittern
n : small American bittern [syn: Ixobrychus exilis]
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
Least Bittern
Englanti n.
amerikanpikkuhaikara
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
least bittern /lˈiːst bˈɪtən/
Amerikanische Zwergdommel [ornith.]
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