heron English

Meaning heron meaning

What does heron mean?

heron

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

Heron

— noun (= Hero) Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)

Synonyms heron synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as heron?

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egret

crane

stork

hern

flamingo

curlew

white crane

sooty tern

pied

loon

jabiru

herons

hawk

grey heron

grey

greater frigatebird

ardea

Nycticorax nycticorax

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Hero

Hero of Alexandria

Topics heron topics

What do people use heron to talk about?

Universe, creation Animal Types of animals

Bird

• What species of bird are there?
  accipiter accipitrine anhinga albatross aquiline auk avocet bittern blackbird blackcap bluebird blue jay bobolink bobwhite booby brant bullfinch bunting bustard buteo buzzard canary caracara cardinal cassowary catbird chat chickadee chicken cock cockatoo cormorant condor coot crane crepuscular crow cuckoo curlew cygnet dove drake duck duckling dunlin eagle eaglet egret eider emu erne falcon fieldfare finch flamingo flicker flycatcher fulmar gallinule gander gannet gnatcatcher goatsucker godwit goldfinch goose goshawk gosling grackle grebe grouse gull gyrfalcon hawk hen heron hoopoe hummingbird ibis jackdaw jaeger jay junco kea kingbird kingfisher kite kittiwake kiwi lapwing lark loon lovebird lyrebird macaw magpie mallard martin merganser mew moa mockingbird myna mynah nighthawk nightjar nonpasserine nuthatch oriole oscine osprey ostrich owl parakeet passerine parrot partridge peacock peafowl peahen peewit pelican penguin peregrine petrel pewee pewit phalarope pheasant pigeon pintail pipit plover ptarmigan puffin quail quetzal rail ratite raven redbird rhea ricebird ringdove robin rooster rook runner sandpiper sapsucker scoter seagull shearwater shelduck siskin skua snipe snowbird sparrow spoonbill squab starling stilt stork swallow swan swift tailorbird tanager teal tern thrasher thrush tit titmouse towhee trumpeter tumbler turkey turnstone turtledove vireo vulture vulturine wading warbler waxwing weaverbird whistler willet woodcock woodpecker wren yellowhammer yellowlegs yellowthroat