heron
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English heroun, heiron, from Anglo-Norman heiron, from Old Dutch *heigero (compare Middle Dutch heiger), from Proto-Germanic *haigrô (compare Swedish häger), dissimilation of *hraigrô (compare Old English hrāgra, Dutch reiger, German Reiher), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreik-, *(s)kreig- (“to screech, creak”) (compare Welsh crëyr (“heron”), Ancient Greek κρίζω (krízō, “to creak, screech”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
heron (plural herons)
- A long-legged, long-necked wading bird of the family Ardeidae.
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Translations[edit]
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References[edit]
heron on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ardeidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Ardeidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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Middle French[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
heron m (plural herons)
Descendants[edit]
- French: héron
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