Showy Heron Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 10, 2023

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	noun • any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season
	62%	6		Species include the Great Blue Heron, Green Heron, and Black-crowned Night Heron
	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)
	40%	14		Family including the great blue heron and black-crowned night heron
	noun • herons; egrets; night herons; bitterns

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New York Times14 Oct 1981	Across 44
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