nocturnal heron that has short legs and a thick beak
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Night heron Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
night heron
n : nocturnal or crepuscular herons [syn: night raven]
night heron
(zo?l.), any one of several species of herons of the genus nycticorax, found in various parts of the world. the best known species is nycticorax griseus, or n. nycticorax, of europe, and the american variety (var. n?vius). the yellow-crowned night heron (nycticorax violaceus) inhabits the southern states. called also qua-bird, and squawk...
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Noun
1. nocturnal or crepuscular herons
(synonym) night raven
(hypernym) heron
(hyponym) black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax
Night heron Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
The night herons are medium-sized herons in the genera Nycticorax, Nyctanassa and Gorsachius. The genus name Nycticorax derives from the Greek for “night raven” and refers to the largely nocturnal feeding habits of this group of birds, and the croaking crow-like call of the best known species, the Black-crowned Night Heron.
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