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Botaurus stellaris
(gcide) | Bittern \Bit"tern\, n. [OE. bitoure, betore, bitter, fr. F.
butor; of unknown origin.] (Zool.)
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), and the {sun
bittern}.
[1913 Webster] |
botaurus stellaris
(wn) | Botaurus stellaris
n 1: a kind of bittern [syn: European bittern, {Botaurus
stellaris}] |
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Botaurus stellaris
(gcide) | Bittern \Bit"tern\, n. [OE. bitoure, betore, bitter, fr. F.
butor; of unknown origin.] (Zool.)
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), and the {sun
bittern}.
[1913 Webster] |
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