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noun • any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season | ||||||||
| 40% | 7 | Feathered cousin of the egret | ||||||
noun • relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes | ||||||||
| 32% | 6 | Bird similar to a bittern | ||||||
noun • genus of large brown long-billed wading birds found in warm swampy regions of the western hemisphere: courlan; limpkin | ||||||||
Cousin Of A Bittern Crossword Clue
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EGRET which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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EGRET
Updated: October 11, 2023
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1 | Also called the American Bittern | |
2 | A period of prosperity; or, the loud resonant sound of an explosion, thunder or of the bittern
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20 Mar 2023 | Telegraph Herculis / 20 Mar 2023 |
3 | Bird similar to a bittern | |
4 | Bittern
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19 Sep 1976 | New York Times / 19 Sep 1976 |
5 | Bittern's cousin
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02 Aug 1982 | New York Times / 02 Aug 1982 |
6 | European bittern's cry
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09 Mar 1979 | New York Times / 09 Mar 1979 |
7 | Many a retiree, say, gets a bittern hatchling?
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