night-heron

  • 1Night heron — Black crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax Scientific classification Kingdom …

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  • 2Night heron — Night Night (n[imac]t), n. [OE. night, niht, AS. neaht, niht; akin to D. nacht, OS. & OHG. naht, G. nacht, Icel. n[=o]tt, Sw. natt, Dan. nat, Goth. nahts, Lith. naktis, Russ. noche, W. nos, Ir. nochd, L. nox, noctis, Gr. ny x, nykto s, Skr. nakta …

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  • 3night heron — n. any of several herons most active at night or twilight …

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  • 4night heron — noun nocturnal or crepuscular herons • Syn: ↑night raven • Hypernyms: ↑heron • Hyponyms: ↑black crowned night heron, ↑Nycticorax nycticorax, ↑yellow crowned night heron, ↑ …

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  • 5night heron — any of several thick billed, crepuscular or nocturnal herons of the genus Nycticorax and related genera, as N. nycticorax (black crowned night heron), of the Old and New Worlds, and Nyctanassa violacea (yellow crowned night heron), of America.… …

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  • 6night heron — /ˈnaɪt hɛrən / (say nuyt heruhn) noun any of certain thick billed herons of crepuscular or nocturnal habits, of the genus Nycticorax and allied genera, as the nankeen night heron, Nycticorax caledonicus …

  • 7Night Heron — naktikovis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Nycticorax Nycticorax angl. Night Heron vok. Nachtreiher …

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  • 8night-heron — naktikoviai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Nycticorax angl. night heron vok. Nachtreiher, m rus. кваква, f pranc. bihoreau, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – naktikoviai siauresnis terminas – baltašonis naktikovis… …

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  • 9night heron — night′ her on n. orn any of several stocky herons that are most active at night • Etymology: 1775–85 …

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  • 10night heron — noun a small short necked heron that is active mainly at night. [Genus Nycticorax: several species.] …

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