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heron

(her′ən)

any of various wading birds (esp. subfamily Ardeinae) with a long neck, long legs, and a long, tapered bill, living along marshes and river banks

Origin: ME heroun < OFr hairon < Frank *heigro (akin to OHG heigir, ON hegri) < IE *(s)ker-, var. of base *ker-, echoic of hoarse cry > scream

fl. 3d cent. ; Gr. mathematician & inventor

also called Heron of Alexandria

See heron in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any of various wading birds of the family Ardeidae, having a long neck, long legs, a long pointed bill, and usually white, gray, or bluish-gray plumage.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , of Germanic origin

See Hero².

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