American bittern.
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American Bittern — Taxobox name = American Bittern status = LC status system = iucn2.3 image width = 200px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Ciconiiformes familia = Ardeidae genus = Botaurus species = B. lentiginosus binomial = Botaurus… … Wikipedia
American bittern — noun A medium sized bittern most commonly found in North America, scientific name Botaurus lentiginosus, known for its resounding calls. Syn: dunkadoo, Indian billet, Indian hen, mire drum, stake driver, thunder pumper See Also: South American… … Wiktionary
American bittern — noun a kind of bittern • Syn: ↑stake driver, ↑Botaurus lentiginosus • Hypernyms: ↑bittern • Member Holonyms: ↑Botaurus, ↑genus Botaurus * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
American bittern. — See under bittern (def. 1). [1805 15, Amer.] … Useful english dictionary
South American Bittern — Taxobox | name = South American Bittern status = LC | status system = iucn3.1 status ref = [IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=49613|title=Botaurus pinnatus|downloaded=03 July 2007 Database entry includes justification for why … Wikipedia
North American bittern — Šiaurės Amerikos baublys statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Botaurus lentiginosus angl. North American bittern vok. Nordamerikanische Rohrdommel, f rus. американская выпь, f pranc. butor d Amérique, m ryšiai: platesnis… … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
South American bittern — Pietų Amerikos baublys statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Botaurus pinnatus angl. South American bittern vok. Südamerikanische Rohrdommel, f rus. южноамериканская выпь, f pranc. butor mirasol, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas –… … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
Bittern — Bit tern, n. [OE. bitoure, betore, bitter, fr. F. butor; of unknown origin.] (Zo[ o]l.) 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bittern — Taxobox name = Bitterns image caption = Least Bittern regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Ciconiiformes familia = Ardeidae subdivision ranks = Genera subdivision = Ixobrychus Billberg, 1828 Botaurus Stephens, 1819Bitterns… … Wikipedia
bittern — bittern1 /bit euhrn/, n. 1. any of several tawny brown herons that inhabit reedy marshes, as Botaurus lentiginosus (American bittern), of North America, and B. stellaris, of Europe. 2. any of several small herons of the genus Ixobrychus, as I.… … Universalium
