shitepoke

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From shite + poke, with reference to the birds' habit of defecating when disturbed.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈʃaɪtpəʊk/

[edit] Noun

Singular
shitepoke

Plural
shitepokes

shitepoke (plural shitepokes)

  1. the green heron, Butorides virescens
  2. the black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax
  3. the American bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus
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