GREAT BLUE HERON

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Large American heron having bluish-grey plumage

Synonyms:

Ardea herodius; great blue heron

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("great blue heron" is a kind of...):

heron (grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill)

Holonyms ("great blue heron" is a member of...):

Ardea; genus Ardea (type genus of the Ardeidae: large New and Old World herons)