EUROPEAN BITTERN

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Meaning:

A kind of bittern

Synonyms:

Botaurus stellaris; European bittern

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("European bittern" is a kind of...):

bittern (relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes)

Holonyms ("European bittern" is a member of...):

Botaurus; genus Botaurus (bitterns)

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