bittern
11bittern — UK [ˈbɪtə(r)n] / US [ˈbɪtərn] noun [countable] Word forms bittern : singular bittern plural bitterns a bird that lives near water and makes a loud deep sound …
12bittern — I. /ˈbɪtən / (say bituhn) noun any of several small or medium sized wading birds of the tribe Botaurini, family Ardeidae, closely related to herons and egrets, as the little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus, widely distributed across Eurasia and… …
13Bittern — Is found three times in connection with the desolations to come upon Babylon, Idumea, and Nineveh (Isa. 14:23; 34:11; Zeph. 2:14). This bird belongs to the class of cranes. Its scientific name is Botaurus stellaris. It is a solitary bird,… …
14bittern — bittern1 [ bɪtən] noun a marshbird of the heron family with brown streaked plumage, noted for the male s deep booming call. [Botaurus stellaris (Eurasia), B. lentiginosus (N. America), and other species.] Origin ME bitore, from OFr. butor, based… …
15bittern — tikrieji baubliai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Botaurus angl. bittern vok. Rohrdommel, f rus. выпь, f pranc. butor, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – baubliai siauresnis terminas – australinis baublys siauresnis terminas… …
16bittern — mažieji baubliai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Ixobrychus angl. bittern vok. Dommel, f rus. волчок, m pranc. blongios, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – baubliai siauresnis terminas – afrikinis baublys siauresnis terminas… …
17bittern — n. 1 any of a group of wading birds of the heron family, esp. of the genus Botaurus with a distinctive booming call. 2 Chem. the liquid remaining after the crystallization of common salt from sea water. Etymology: ME f. OF butor ult. f. L butio… …
18Bittern (disambiguation) — Bittern may refer to:* Bittern is a classification of wading birds in the heron family. * Bittern (salt) is a waste product of solar salt operations rich in magnesium sulfate. * Bittern, Victoria is a town in Australia. * LNER Class A4 4464… …
19Bittern (Victoria) — Bittern Le magasin général de Bittern Administration …
20Bittern railway station, Melbourne — MelbourneRailwayStation1 NAME=Bittern IMAGELINK=Bittern station platform.jpg CAPTION=Looking towards the city from the platform CODE=BIT DISTANCE=66.6 km LINES=Stony Point PLATFORMS=1 TRACKS=1 STATUS=Unmanned station FACILITIES= TIMETABLES=… …
