Cousin Of A Bittern Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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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

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Source	#Number	Answer
New York Times29 May 2022	Down 48
New York Times29 Mar 2012	Across 49
New York Times16 May 2003	Down 46
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