Bittern Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 10, 2023

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	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)
	29%	12		Small heron species
	noun • small American bittern
	27%	6		Bittern used for waterproofing
	noun • a thick black tar intermediate between petroleum and asphalt

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New York Times07 Feb 1979	Down 6
New York Times19 Sep 1976	Down 30
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