LEAST BITTERN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Small American bittern

Synonyms:

Ixobrychus exilis; least bittern

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

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

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

genus Ixobrychus; Ixobrychus (bitterns)

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