ardeidae
NounSynonyms:
family Ardeidae
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Noun (1)
- herons, egrets, night herons, bitternsSynonyms: family ArdeidaeType of bird familyMember of Ciconiiformes, order CiconiiformesMembers Nycticorax, Botaurus, Casmerodius, Egretta, Nyctanassa, Ardea, heron, Cochlearius +2 more
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ardeidae noun
1. 1 a familu of wading birds including the herons, egrets, night herons, and bitterns. Syn. — family Ardeidae.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5