Botaurus
Translingual
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/AmericanBittern23.jpg/220px-AmericanBittern23.jpg)
Etymology
From New Latin butaurus, an adaptation of Old French butor (“bittern”), ultimately from Latin būtiō (“bittern”) + taurus (“bull”).
Proper noun
Botaurus m
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN