BITTERNS Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word bitterns. (close relations)
Definition of BITTERNS
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cranes | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis • United States writer (1871-1900) • large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world • United States poet (1899-1932) • a small constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Phoenix verb • stretch (the neck) so as to see better | ||||||||
egrets | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season | ||||||||
herons | nounn | |||||||
noun • grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill • Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century) | ||||||||
storks | nounn | |||||||
noun • large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage |