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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a kind of bittern;
[syn: European bittern, Botaurus stellaris]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bittern \Bit"tern\, n. [OE. bitoure, betore, bitter, fr. F. butor; of unknown origin.] (Zool.) A wading bird of the genus Botaurus, allied to the herons, of various species. [1913 Webster] Note: The common European bittern is Botaurus stellaris. It makes, during the brooding season, a noise called by Dryden bumping, and by Goldsmith booming. The American bittern is Botaurus lentiginosus, and is also called stake-driver and meadow hen. See Stake-driver. [1913 Webster] Note: The name is applied to other related birds, as the least bittern (Ardetta exilis), and the sun bittern. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Botaurus stellaris n 1: a kind of bittern [syn: European bittern, Botaurus stellaris]