- European bittern
- nouna kind of bittern• Syn: ↑Botaurus stellaris• Hypernyms: ↑bittern• Member Holonyms: ↑Botaurus, ↑genus Botaurus
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European bittern
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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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
least bittern — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sun bittern — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bittern — noun (C) a brown European bird with long legs that lives near water and makes a deep sound … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
little bittern — noun : any of several small bitterns (genus Ixobrychus); especially : a European bittern (I. minutus) with dark upper parts and buffy white underparts and wing coverts … Useful english dictionary
List of European birds — In this article, Europe refers to the geographical continent, not the somewhat larger Western Palearctic, which includes parts of the Middle East and north Africa.There are about 700 species of bird in the area, and in general the avifauna is… … Wikipedia
Ardetta exilis — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Botaurus lentiginosus — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Botaurus stellaris — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
meadow hen — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
