heron

Definition of Heron in English :

Noun

Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)

2. heron

grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Heron

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noun

any of various wading birds of the genera Butorides, Ardea, etc, having a long neck, slim body, and a plumage that is commonly grey or white: family Ardeidae, order Ciconiiformes

noun

1. same as Hero1

2.

Patrick. 1920–99, British abstract painter and art critic

Heron

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fl. 3d cent. a.d.; Gr. mathematician & inventor

: also called Heron of Alexandria

nounWord forms: plural ˈherons or ˈheron

any of various wading birds (esp. subfamily Ardeinae) with a long neck, long legs, and a long, tapered bill, living along marshes and river banks

Heron

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See Hero².

n.

Any of various wading birds of the family Ardeidae, having a long neck, long legs, a long pointed bill, and usually white, gray, or bluish-gray plumage.

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